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Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:09AM CDT until August 12 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL

Instructions: Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stoke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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Birmingham, Alabama weather · now

91°

Mostly Clear

Feels: 101°
High / Low: 91° / 75°
Wind: 21 mph W
Humidity: 56%

Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 1:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 34% · 4 PM

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ModerateAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate

Sun 6:06 AM 7:38 PM 13h 31m

Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Birmingham, Alabama, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 91° with a low near 75°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

91°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

12 PM

89°

19%
2 PM

91°

28%
4 PM

88°

34%
6 PM

85°

34%
8 PM

81°

11%
10 PM

79°

4%
12 AM

77°

4%
2 AM

77°

3%
4 AM

76°

3%
6 AM

75°

3%
8 AM

77°

22%
10 AM

84°

22%

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7 days

Today 8/11 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34% 91° · 75°
1. 12 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
2. 1 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
3. 2 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
4. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
5. 4 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
6. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
7. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
8. 7 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 11%
9. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 11%
10. 9 PM 80° Mostly Clear 11%
11. 10 PM 79° Mostly Clear 4%
12. 11 PM 78° Mostly Clear 4%
Wed 8/12 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38% 92° · 76°
1. 12 AM 77° Mostly Clear 4%
2. 1 AM 77° Mostly Clear 3%
3. 2 AM 77° Mostly Clear 3%
4. 3 AM 76° Mostly Clear 3%
5. 4 AM 76° Mostly Clear 3%
6. 5 AM 76° Mostly Clear 3%
7. 6 AM 75° Sunny 3%
8. 7 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
9. 8 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
10. 9 AM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
11. 10 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
12. 11 AM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
13. 12 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
14. 1 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
15. 2 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
16. 3 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
18. 5 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
20. 7 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 8%
21. 8 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 8%
22. 9 PM 82° Mostly Clear 8%
23. 10 PM 80° Mostly Clear 8%
24. 11 PM 79° Mostly Clear 8%
Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny 5% 95° · 77°
1. 12 AM 79° Mostly Clear 8%
2. 1 AM 78° Mostly Clear 5%
3. 2 AM 78° Mostly Clear 5%
4. 3 AM 77° Mostly Clear 5%
5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Clear 5%
6. 5 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 5%
7. 6 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 5%
8. 7 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 3%
9. 8 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 3%
10. 9 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 3%
11. 10 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 3%
12. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 3%
13. 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 3%
14. 1 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 5%
15. 2 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 5%
16. 3 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 5%
17. 4 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 5%
18. 5 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 5%
19. 6 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 5%
20. 7 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 2%
21. 8 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 2%
22. 9 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 2%
23. 10 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 2%
24. 11 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 2%
Fri 8/14 Mostly Sunny 3% 96° · 77°
1. 12 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 2%
2. 1 AM 79° Partly Cloudy
3. 2 AM 79° Partly Cloudy
4. 3 AM 78° Partly Cloudy
5. 4 AM 78° Partly Cloudy
6. 5 AM 78° Partly Cloudy
7. 6 AM 77° Mostly Sunny
8. 7 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 2%
9. 8 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 2%
10. 9 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 2%
11. 10 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 2%
12. 11 AM 89° Mostly Sunny 2%
13. 12 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 2%
14. 1 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 3%
15. 2 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 3%
16. 3 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 3%
17. 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 3%
18. 5 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 3%
19. 6 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 3%
20. 7 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 3%
21. 8 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 3%
22. 9 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 3%
23. 10 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 3%
24. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 3%
Sat 8/15 Sunny 4% 97° · 77°
1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 3%
2. 1 AM 80° Mostly Clear 2%
3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear 2%
4. 3 AM 79° Mostly Clear 2%
5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear 2%
6. 5 AM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 2%
8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 1%
9. 8 AM 81° Sunny 1%
10. 9 AM 85° Sunny 1%
11. 10 AM 89° Sunny 1%
12. 11 AM 92° Sunny 1%
13. 12 PM 94° Sunny 1%
14. 1 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 4%
15. 2 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 4%
16. 3 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 4%
17. 4 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 4%
18. 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 4%
19. 6 PM 94° Partly Cloudy 4%
20. 7 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 3%
21. 8 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 3%
22. 9 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 3%
23. 10 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 3%
24. 11 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 3%
Sun 8/16 Sunny 7% 97° · 77°
1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 3%
2. 1 AM 80° Mostly Clear 2%
3. 2 AM 79° Mostly Clear 2%
4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
5. 4 AM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 2%
7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 2%
8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 1%
9. 8 AM 81° Sunny 1%
10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 1%
11. 10 AM 88° Sunny 1%
12. 11 AM 91° Sunny 1%
13. 12 PM 94° Sunny 1%
14. 1 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 7%
15. 2 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 7%
16. 3 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 7%
17. 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 7%
18. 5 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 7%
19. 6 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 7%
20. 7 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 4%
21. 8 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 4%
22. 9 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 4%
23. 10 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 4%
24. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 4%
Mon 8/17 Sunny 7% 98° · 77°
1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 4%
2. 1 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
3. 2 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
5. 4 AM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 1%
9. 8 AM 81° Sunny 1%
10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 1%
11. 10 AM 88° Sunny 1%
12. 11 AM 91° Sunny 1%
13. 12 PM 94° Sunny 1%
14. 1 PM 96° Sunny 7%
15. 2 PM 97° Sunny 7%
16. 3 PM 98° Sunny 7%
17. 4 PM 97° Sunny 7%
18. 5 PM 96° Sunny 7%
19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 7%
20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 6%
21. 8 PM 89° Mostly Clear 6%
22. 9 PM 86° Mostly Clear 6%
23. 10 PM 83° Mostly Clear 6%
24. 11 PM 81° Mostly Clear 6%

Extended outlook days 8–16

Tue 8/18 Drizzle 19% 101° · 78°
Wed 8/19 Drizzle 15% 98° · 73°
Thu 8/20 Cloudy 14% 97° · 78°
Fri 8/21 Cloudy 16% 100° · 76°
Sat 8/22 Cloudy 25% 98° · 77°
Sun 8/23 Thunderstorms 26% 95° · 72°
Mon 8/24 Cloudy 30% 77° · 68°
Tue 8/25 Cloudy 32% 84° · 64°
Wed 8/26 Sunny 42% 86° · 64°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Saturday, 8/15

Sunny, 97° / 77°

Tomorrow92°76°
Thu95°77°
Fri96°77°
Sat97°77°
Sun97°77°
Mon98°77°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

RunTomorrow 6 AM
warm at 75°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today
Good80 / 100
BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 75°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
GolfTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 75°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
PicnicTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 75°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint: BMX 59,84
Radar station: KBMX
Time zone: America/Chicago
Coordinates: 33.519, -86.810