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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

There remains a low chance of strong-severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening as a cold front pushes slowly across the region. The main time window is from 4-9PM, but could start as early as 3PM in NW AL and end as late as 11PM in NE AL. Damaging winds, frequent lightning, heavy rainfall/flash flooding are the main threats, along with a low chance of a tornado or two. Make sure to have multiple ways of receiving warning information!
Daily chances of showers and storms will persist through much of this next week, but chances do decrease by mid to late week. Cooler tempeartures are forecast for Sunday and Monday (upper 70s to mid 80s), but temperatures then warm back into the mid 80s to lower 90s by Thursday.

 
 
Location Sky/Weather Temp Dewpt RH Wind Baro Remarks
Huntsville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Muscle Shoals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decatur
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Meridianville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vinemont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Albertville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guntersville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scottsboro
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fort Payne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Courtland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Winchester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tullahoma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fayetteville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH. In the BARO (pressure) column, values are in inches. In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).
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