Observed 7:55 PM CDT at KBHM

Highland Lake, AL weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. 35–10 mph16 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising 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

Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 71°22° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 3 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 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 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	77%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	67%	1%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	46%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	11%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	37%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	41%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	15%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	90%	62%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	78%	32%	3
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	64%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	78%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	81%	5
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	76%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	84%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	51%	80%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	84%	1
Mon 6p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	71%	0
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	63%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–70°21°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 59°15°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  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°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–77°.

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

Big Canoe Creek at hwy 231 Ashville

9.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Locust Fork near Cleveland

13 mi

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cahaba River near Trussville

19 mi

Level: 0.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 57% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 42

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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?

Sun, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Oneonta · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−6°−4°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Highland Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:16 PM; Morning 6:42–7:32 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:26 PM; Morning 6:32–6:42 AM; first light 6:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 8:09 PM–6:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:15 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Highland Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Highland Lake, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Big Canoe Creek at hwy 231 Ashville

Locust Fork near Cleveland

Blue Springs Creek near Blountsville

Cahaba River near Trussville

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