Athens, AL 35614 Weather

Limestone County3:29 PM CDT34.85°N, 87.06°W

Current conditions

Clear
75°
Clear
Feels like 74°
High 77°·Low 45°
WindS 3 mph
Humidity34%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.24 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover10%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise6:59 AM
Sunset6:09 PM

Observed at Decatur, Pryor Field · 29 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 73°
  2. 4 PM Sunny 75°
  3. 5 PM Sunny 72°
  4. 6 PM Clear 68°
  5. 7 PM Mostly Clear 65°
  6. 8 PM Clear 59°
  7. 9 PM Clear 57°
  8. 10 PM Clear 54°
  9. 11 PM Clear 52°
  10. Wed12 AM Clear 51°
  11. 1 AM Clear 50°
  12. 2 AM Clear 49°
  13. 3 AM Clear 47°
  14. 4 AM Clear 47°
  15. 5 AM Clear 46°
  16. 6 AM Sunny 45°
  17. 7 AM Sunny 45°
  18. 8 AM Sunny 47°
  19. 9 AM Sunny 54°
  20. 10 AM Sunny 61°
  21. 11 AM Sunny 66°
  22. 12 PM Sunny 69°
  23. 1 PM Sunny 73°
  24. 2 PM Sunny 73°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 20 Sunny Sunny45°77°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny45°77°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny46°77°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny47°77°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny46°74°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny46°75°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny47°75°
  8. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny51°78°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy54°75°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny52°77°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

38
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • TueGood (40)
  • WedGood (50)

Huntsville, AL reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 6:59 AM
Sunset 6:09 PM
Daylight 11 h 9 min (−2 min 5 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 71% lit
Moonrise 3:08 PM Moonset 1:15 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low74° / 50°
Record high90° (1941)
Record low30° (1925)
Wettest1.84 in (1918)
Yesterday73° / 40°
Month to date2.17 in (normal 2.14 in)

Huntsville Area, records since 1907. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in HUN, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

Updated at 934 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

- No impactful weather is forecast through this week.

Near Term

(Rest of Today and Tonight) Issued at 934 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Sfc high pressure remains dominant across much of the Southeast this morning resulting in cool and dry conditions. Satellite imagery shows a weak shortwave moving across central TN, but the only local impact is an increase in high level clouds moving through the area through the morning hours. By this afternoon, mostly sunny skies are forecast with afternoon highs warming into the mid to upper 70s. The main weather concern today is elevated fire wx conditions this afternoon. Both BMX and BNA 12z soundings show a very dry airmass aloft that is expected to mix down to the sfc. While this will lower RH values down into the 25-30 percent range, winds will remain light and therefore limit any risk of red flag conditions. Clear skies and light winds are forecast again tonight which will result in ideal radiational cooling conditions. Overnight temperatures will fall quickly after sunset and dropping down into the low to mid 40s.

Short Term

(Wednesday through Thursday Night) Issued at 934 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Not much change in the forecast pattern is expected as we head through the middle of the week. Upper level ridging will nudge its way eastward towards the Tennessee Valley. At the same time, troughing along the East Coast will slowly expand back towards the west. As a result, sfc high pressure remains entrenched over the local forecast area keeping near climatological norms for temperatures both Wednesday and Thursday. Expect afternoon highs to be in the mid to upper 70s with lows in the mid 40s.

Long Term

(Friday through Monday) Issued at 1006 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

A mean trough position in some fashion will remain over the far eastern CONUS as an anticyclone and ridge shift east into the MS and OH valleys. At the surface, high pressure will drop south into the eastern CONUS as well with a ridge axis into the Gulf States. This will maintain a near status quo forecast with dry weather and little day to day temperature changes. Highs will be near normal in the lower 70s in valley areas and upper 60s to around 70 atop the higher elevations. Lows will be near or slightly below normal with lows in the middle to upper 40s.

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