Observed 6:55 PM CDT at KASN

Southside, AL weather

Clear and 59°15°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-northeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 42°6° by 5 AM
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 44Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 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 (59°15° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° 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 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	0%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	38%	3%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	1%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	9%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	74%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	25%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	34%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	42%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	26%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	15%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	24%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	28%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	19%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	61%	3
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	26%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	63%	5
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	68%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	84%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	43%	83%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	84%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	81%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	59%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. 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: Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. 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 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 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, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°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 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°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
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–71°22°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 59°15°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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
74°23°–85°29°
Low, likely
49°9°–65°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–81°.

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

Coosa River at Neely Henry Dam

7.7 mi

Level: 507 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohatchee Creek

7.7 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Coosa River at Gadsden

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 507 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Wills Creek

14 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 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 19Typical 40

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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Gadsden · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1953–2026

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).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:15 PM; Morning 6:40–7:30 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:24 PM; Morning 6:31–6:40 AM; first light 6:31 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:35 PM–6:31 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:13 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Southside. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,800 ft, 36 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.