Observed 9:55 PM CDT at KDYA

Gainesville, AL weather

Clear and 50°10°.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 20Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.35 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°1° cooler than this time yesterday (53°12° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 76°24° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 58°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	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	6%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	6%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	6%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	3%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	41%	4%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	8%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	12%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	36%	13%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	52%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	53%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	12%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	21%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	50%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	41%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	45%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	50%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	51%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	51%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	49%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	56%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	56%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	68%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	67%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	74%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	75%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	77%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	88%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	89%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	48%	88%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	86%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	88%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	51%	91%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	75%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	84%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	81%	78%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	87%	60%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  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 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°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
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 66°19°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  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
79°26°–86°30°
Low, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 62°17°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  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°–92°33°
Low, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–82°.

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

Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 73.4 ft
Flow: 1,220 cfs

Forecast peak 73.5 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 80 cfs

Forecast peak 0.8 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Black Warrior River below Selden Dam

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 73.7 ft
Flow: 952 cfs

Forecast peak 73.8 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Noxubee River

11 mi

Level: 8.5 ft

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 60% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 36

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Gainesville Lock · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1957–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°MonOct 19
−8°−4°TueOct 20
−5°−3°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
+3°+1°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:24 PM; Morning 6:48–7:37 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:34 PM; Morning 6:38–6:48 AM; first light 6:38 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:22 PM–6:39 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:21 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Gainesville, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tombigbee River at Gainesville Lock and Dam

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston

Black Warrior River below Selden Dam

Noxubee River

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