Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KDCU

Elkmont, AL weather

Sunny and 68°20°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 13 mph20 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (69°21° → 57°14°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (69°21° → 57°14°)

This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° 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 47°8° 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 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	43%	4%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	2%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	39%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	20%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	30%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	50%	40%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	34%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	40%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	40%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	40%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	38%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	43%	37%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	23%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	5%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	13%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	33%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	68%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	36%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	34%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	42%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	30%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	89%	30%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	31%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	45%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	44%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	61%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	53%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	72%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. 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, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 69°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.28 in7.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 46°8°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.43 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.47 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
62°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 46°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–77°.

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

Elk River near Prospect

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 983 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Tennessee River at Decatur

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft

Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Limestone Creek (AL) near Athens (Capshaw)

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 99 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Richland Creek near Pulaski

19 mi

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 56% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 41

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

ATHENS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1991–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:17 PM; Morning 6:45–7:36 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:27 PM; Morning 6:35–6:45 AM; first light 6:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:27 PM–12 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 west from Elkmont. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Elkmont, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Elk River near Prospect

Tennessee River at Decatur

Limestone Creek (AL) near Athens (Capshaw)

Richland Creek near Pulaski

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