Muscle Shoals, Alabama Weather
Muscle Shoals weather this week
Over the next 7 days in Muscle Shoals, daytime highs range from 13°C to 21°C and night-time lows from -3°C to 7°C. The warmest afternoon is likely on Saturday at 21°C, while the coolest night is expected tonight at -3°C. Temperatures trend warmer through the week, rising by about 5°C. Expect a wide gap of around 16°C between afternoon and early-morning temperatures, so mornings will feel noticeably cooler.
No significant rain is expected in Muscle Shoals this week. The highest rain chance is just 3%, on Saturday.
Winds stay mostly light this week, peaking at about 17 km/h on Wednesday. UV levels stay moderate or lower, peaking at 4. Average humidity is a comfortable 56% or so.
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain chance | Rain | Max wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today (Sunday) | Overcast | 13° / -3° | 0% | 0.0 mm | 13 km/h |
| Tomorrow (Monday) | Clear sky | 14° / 1° | 0% | 0.0 mm | 11 km/h |
| Tuesday | Clear sky | 16° / 4° | 0% | 0.0 mm | 13 km/h |
| Wednesday | Overcast | 18° / 4° | 0% | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h |
| Thursday | Overcast | 20° / 7° | 1% | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| Friday | Overcast | 19° / 7° | 1% | 0.0 mm | 7 km/h |
| Saturday | Overcast | 21° / 7° | 3% | 0.0 mm | 14 km/h |
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Today's outlook for Muscle Shoals
At 01:00 local time it is 0°C in Muscle Shoals under clear skies, feeling like -3°C. Today's forecast high is 13°C and the low is -3°C, and the day overall looks overcast. Rain is unlikely today (0% chance). Winds are blowing at about 6 km/h from the north. Humidity is 88%.
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Climate of Muscle Shoals: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), August is usually the hottest month in Muscle Shoals, with average daytime highs around 32°C. January is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -1°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 33°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 1430 mm of rain in a typical year. Most of it falls from all year (around 100% of the yearly total), and December is the wettest month at roughly 150 mm.
There is no long, mild season here; May usually comes closest to comfortable outdoor weather, with highs near 26°C.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° | -1° | 120 mm | 84% |
| Feb | 12° | 1° | 138 mm | 84% |
| Mar | 17° | 5° | 126 mm | 82% |
| Apr | 22° | 10° | 129 mm | 80% |
| May | 26° | 15° | 123 mm | 79% |
| Jun | 30° | 19° | 106 mm | 77% |
| Jul | 32° | 21° | 121 mm | 74% |
| Aug | 32° | 21° | 108 mm | 70% |
| Sep | 29° | 17° | 102 mm | 70% |
| Oct | 23° | 10° | 102 mm | 72% |
| Nov | 16° | 4° | 103 mm | 76% |
| Dec | 11° | 1° | 150 mm | 84% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Muscle Shoals. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Muscle Shoals weather
Muscle Shoals lies in Alabama's humid subtropical climate — about 158 km north-west of Birmingham. Expect hot, humid summers (June–August) with highs often above 33°C. Winter brings mild, short winters (December–February). This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Muscle Shoals: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/Chicago.
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Muscle Shoals is about 158 km north-west of Birmingham, in Alabama.
Muscle Shoals sees mild, short winters (December–February).
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Muscle Shoals's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
August is usually the hottest month in Muscle Shoals, with average daytime highs of about 32°C and nights around 21°C.
The coldest nights come in January, when the average low is about -1°C and daytime highs reach around 9°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Muscle Shoals receives about 1430 mm of rain in a typical year. December is the wettest month at roughly 150 mm, and the main rainy period is all year.
There is no long mild season in Muscle Shoals. May usually comes closest to comfortable outdoor weather.
In November Muscle Shoals typically sees daytime highs near 16°C and lows near 4°C, with about 103 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 76%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
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The current temperature for Muscle Shoals updates automatically at the top of this page — scroll to the hourly strip below to see how it's expected to change over the day.
Muscle Shoals's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of Alabama described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.