Observed 9:50 AM CDT at KRMG

Sand Rock, AL weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (53°12° then, 56°13° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This morningNear 62°17° · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 9 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	2%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	1%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	3%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	4%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	43%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	64%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	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	45%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	43%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	26%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	12%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	30%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	25%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	15%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 68°20° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  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 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  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
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  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
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–66°19°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–78°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Coosa River at Weiss Dam

4.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 563 ft

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River near BLUE POND

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Wills Creek (AL) near Fort Payne

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Terrapin Creek at Ellisville

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 60

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Sand Mt Substation · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2026

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).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Sand Rock 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 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:13 PM; Morning 6:40–7:30 AM
Blue hour: 6:13–6:23 PM; Morning 6:30–6:40 AM; first light 6:30 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:23 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:12 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Sand Rock. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sand Rock, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Coosa River at Weiss Dam

Little River near BLUE POND

Big Wills Creek (AL) near Fort Payne

Terrapin Creek at Ellisville

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