Observed 11:35 AM CDT at KDCU

Decatur, AL weather

Sunny and 70°21°.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 10 mph17 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 38Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	35%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	2%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	22%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	74%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	23%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	14%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	46%	40%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	40%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	24%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	12%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	41%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	41%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	14%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	3%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	30%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	42%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	47%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	56%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	48%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	29%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	26%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	31%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	55%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	41%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	38%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  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 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  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 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 64°18°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 63°17°
  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
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.45 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
65°18°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–78°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (HUN) (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

Tennessee River at Decatur

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Nance Creek (AL) at Courtland

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Tennessee River at Whitesburg

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Wed 12 PM

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Limestone Creek (AL) near Athens (Capshaw)

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 98 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 62% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 40

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Huntsville Intnl Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1907–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−6°−3°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:18 PM; Morning 6:45–7:35 AM
Blue hour: 6:18–6:28 PM; Morning 6:35–6:45 AM; first light 6:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:28 PM–6:36 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:18 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Decatur. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,000 ft, 62 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Decatur, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tennessee River at Decatur

Big Nance Creek (AL) at Courtland

Tennessee River at Whitesburg

Limestone Creek (AL) near Athens (Capshaw)

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