Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KMSL

Florence, AL weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 46°8°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 16Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (49°9° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 51°11° · Clear
This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 1 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 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	4%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	40%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	38%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	33%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	38%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	5%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	4%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	1%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	33%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	2%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	3%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	31%	4%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	33%	3%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	2%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	48%	18%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	58%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	52%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	22%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	27%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	3%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	54%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	1%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	3%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	40%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	38%	41%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	12%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	46%	39%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	54%	33%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	65%	31%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	75%	17%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	83%	22%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	26%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	26%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°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 78.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 61°16°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 64°18°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.72 in18 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–78°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Tennessee River at Florence

3.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.2 ft

Forecast peak 11.4 ft Wed 6 PM

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

Shoal Creek near Iron City

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 85 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Nance Creek (AL) at Courtland

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 66% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 42

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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Muscle Shoals Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:20 PM; Morning 6:48–7:39 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:30 PM; Morning 6:38–6:48 AM; first light 6:38 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:37–5 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:21 AM · rises 5:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Florence. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,300 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Florence, 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 Florence

Shoal Creek near Iron City

Big Nance Creek (AL) at Courtland

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