Observed 9:35 AM CDT at KTCL

Akron, AL weather

Sunny and 64°18°.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. About 5 mph8 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tonight at 5 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow 5–8 PM (73°23° → 61°16°)

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 8 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	29%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	28%	1%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	27%	1%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	37%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	1%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	1%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	40%	0%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	8%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	34%	14%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	11%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	1%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	41%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	31%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	46%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	51%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	55%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	55%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	9%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	100%	42%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	23%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	63%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	43%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 52°11°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–71°22°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–80°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Black Warrior River below Selden Dam

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 73.6 ft
Flow: 942 cfs

Forecast peak 73.8 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 73.4 ft
Flow: 1,220 cfs

Forecast peak 73.5 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Black Warrior River at Oliver Lock and Dam

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 95.5 ft
Flow: 990 cfs

Forecast peak 95.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 54% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 34

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Greensboro 2 Wnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2007–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−7°−4°TueOct 20
−4°−2°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
+1°SatOct 24

Akron weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:23 PM; Morning 6:46–7:36 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:32 PM; Morning 6:37–6:46 AM; first light 6:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:32 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:20 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Akron. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Akron, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Black Warrior River below Selden Dam

Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam

Black Warrior River at Oliver Lock and Dam

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon