Observed 7:20 PM CDT at KDCU

Hartselle, AL weather

Clear and 57°14°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 49Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (57°14° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (68°20° → 56°13°)
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · 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 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	58%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	1%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	41%	7%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	41%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	28%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	5%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	41%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	34%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	11%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	46%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	47%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	24%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	15%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	15%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	16%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	19%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	35%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	52%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	70%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	83%	3
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	83%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	87%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	88%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	84%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	80%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	86%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	87%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	87%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°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 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 80°27°, low 62°17°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 64°18°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 78°25°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.24 in6.1 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
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance
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
71°22°–85°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–67°19°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–80°.

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

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft

Forecast peak 4.3 ft Wed 12 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Tennessee River at Whitesburg

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Wed 12 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Indian Creek (AL) at Madison

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Limestone Creek (AL) near Athens (Capshaw)

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 96 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · 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 18Typical 53

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Decatur Pryor Field · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1996–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:18 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 7:46 PM–6:36 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:17 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Hartselle. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,000 ft, 42 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Hartselle, 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

Tennessee River at Whitesburg

Indian Creek (AL) at Madison

Limestone Creek (AL) near Athens (Capshaw)

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