Rainbow City, AL Weather Forecast
Etowah County, Alabama
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The next few hours
Dry for the moment, with rain moving in overnight
It is 58° with a dew point of 54°, which is comfortable for this time of year. The sky is partly cloudy.
The wind turns to the west-northwest around 4 AM. The first rain arrives between 1 AM and 2 AM. That leaves a usable window outdoors until about 1 AM, and it closes quickly after that.
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
One wet spell, dry either side of it
There is one wet stretch in the window, near 1 AM. Total accumulation over the window comes to about 0.02 in.
It tapers off after 2 AM. The overnight low settles near 48°. Tomorrow reaches 64°, 8° warmer than today.
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
29–69°F across the weekThe week runs between 29° and 64°, with tomorrow the warmest day of it. There is no real trend across it: one day looks much like the next. Tomorrow is the wettest day, peaking near 25%. 6 of the 7 days stay dry.
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Rainbow City, AL at a glance
Rainbow City is home to about 10,322 people in Etowah County, across 26 square miles. It ranks 64th by population of 154 places in Alabama with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Attalla, 4 miles away.
- County
- Etowah County
- Population
- 10,322 2023 est.
- Land area
- 26 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 402
- Forecast point
- 33.9288°N, 86.0842°W
How well can the network see Rainbow City?
The nearest Doppler radar is KBMX (Birmingham, AL), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 5,200 ft above Rainbow City. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Rainbow City can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KGAD (Gadsden/NE Alabama Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Rainbow City
- Attalla, AL4 mi
- Southside, AL5 mi
- Gadsden, AL7 mi
- Glencoe, AL9 mi
- Hokes Bluff, AL13 mi
- Boaz, AL19 mi
- Weaver, AL20 mi
- Jacksonville, AL21 mi
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