Observed 6:25 PM CDT at KBHM

Cardiff, AL weather

Clear and 64°18°.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the northeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 44Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly 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 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	1%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	47%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	41%	1%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	7%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	28%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	36%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	41%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	42%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	25%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	16%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	22%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	90%	41%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	83%	3
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	82%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	84%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	69%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	81%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	41%	84%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	43%	78%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	74%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°20°
  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°–83°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–72°22°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  20% chance
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
75°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
49°9°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–81°.

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

Locust Fork at Sayre

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Fivemile Creek near Republic

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Village Creek near Pratt City

8.8 mi

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley

9.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 49% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 32

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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?

Sun, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Birmingham Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:19 PM; Morning 6:44–7:34 AM
Blue hour: 6:19–6:28 PM; Morning 6:34–6:44 AM; first light 6:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:45 PM–6:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:17 AM · rises 4:59 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Cardiff. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,100 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cardiff, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Locust Fork at Sayre

Fivemile Creek near Republic

Village Creek near Pratt City

Village Creek (AL) at Avenue W in Ensley

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