Observed 7:55 PM CDT at KBHM

Shoal Creek, 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: 39Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 70°21° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 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	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	4%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	64%	1%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	2%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	47%	2%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	42%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	45%	40%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	12%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	34%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	40%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	40%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	19%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	10%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	15%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	21%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	26%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	24%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	24%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	70%	3
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	81%	4
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	76%	5
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	61%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	82%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	81%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	47%	82%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	75%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	78%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°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 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–70°21°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°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
73°23°–85°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–66°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–78°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cahaba River near Cahaba Heights

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cahaba River near Mountain Brook

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Cahaba River below Leeds

7.7 mi

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Shades Creek at Elder Street

8.7 mi

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 53% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 32

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Birmingham Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−5°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
±0°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Shoal Creek 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: 5:28–6:17 PM; Morning 6:42–7:32 AM
Blue hour: 6:17–6:27 PM; Morning 6:33–6:42 AM; first light 6:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 8:10 PM–6:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:15 AM · rises 4:58 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Shoal Creek.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.