Observed 2:00 PM CDT at KTCL

Kennedy, AL weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Was high 1–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (78°26° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Drops 13°7° today 5–8 PM (74°23° → 61°16°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 75°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 69°21° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	31%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	29%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	29%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	5%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	62%	1%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	46%	4%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	10%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	13%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	36%	15%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	22%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	41%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	11%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	33%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	34%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	43%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	61%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	57%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	59%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	19%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	22%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	57%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	61%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	53%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	51%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	39%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	70%	52%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	67%	4
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	74%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	78%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 47°8°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  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 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°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 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  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 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°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
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 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°–82°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–70°21°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–81°.

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

Buttahatchie River near Aberdeen

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 137 cfs

Forecast peak 4.8 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Luxapallila Creek near Columbus

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 86 cfs

Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

North River near Samantha

23 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 57% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 38

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Fayette · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:23 PM; Morning 6:48–7:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:23–6:33 PM; Morning 6:38–6:48 AM; first light 6:38 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:33 PM–6:39 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:21 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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