Observed 9:55 PM CDT at KTCL

Cottondale, AL weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 44Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 76°24° tomorrow at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow 5–8 PM (73°23° → 61°16°)
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 2 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 57°14° by 9 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 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	5%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	5%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	3%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	4%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	34%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	40%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	47%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	32%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	60%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	56%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	19%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	29%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	16%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	42%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	45%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	52%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	60%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	60%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	69%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	70%	67%	3
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	57%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	64%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	87%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	85%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	43%	84%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	87%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	60%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	83%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	86%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  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, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  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 82.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–71°22°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–89°32°
Low, likely
50°10°–69°21°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 78–82°.

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 at Oliver Lock and Dam

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 95.7 ft
Flow: 1,120 cfs

Forecast peak 95.7 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Black Warrior River at Holt Lock and Dam

4.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 124 ft
Flow: 1,550 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sipsey River near Elrod

19 mi

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 52 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Black Warrior River at Bankhead Lock and Dam

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 186 ft
Flow: 5,530 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 51% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 31

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 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?

Tuscaloosa Airport Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

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).

−6°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Cottondale 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 7 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:21 PM; Morning 6:45–7:35 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:31 PM; Morning 6:36–6:45 AM; first light 6:36 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:19 PM–6:36 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:19 AM · rises 5:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Cottondale, 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 at Oliver Lock and Dam

Black Warrior River at Holt Lock and Dam

Sipsey River near Elrod

Black Warrior River at Bankhead Lock and Dam

For your home

Heating this week

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