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The Joe Sewell Memorial Award will award $19,000 in scholarships next month to outstanding high school senior athletes in Elmore County who have consistently represented the highest ideals of Christian leadership.

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Wetumpka, AL

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67°
Partly Cloudy
  • Humidity: 95%
  • Feels Like: 67°
  • Heat Index: 67°
  • Wind: 0 mph
  • Wind Chill: 67°
  • UV Index: 0 Low
  • Sunrise: 05:59:31 AM
  • Sunset: 07:24:51 PM
  • Dew Point: 65°
  • Visibility: 10 mi

Today

A few clouds. Low near 65F. Winds light and variable.

Tonight

A few clouds. Low near 65F. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow

Mostly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 86F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.

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Precip
2 AM
67°
3%
2 AM
67°

Wind: SE @ 0 mph

Precip: 3% Chance

Humidity: 95%

Wind Chill: 67°

Heat Index: 67°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 65°

3 AM
67°
3%
3 AM
67°

Wind: SE @ 0 mph

Precip: 3% Chance

Humidity: 97%

Wind Chill: 67°

Heat Index: 67°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 66°

4 AM
66°
3%
4 AM
66°

Wind: SE @ 0 mph

Precip: 3% Chance

Humidity: 99%

Wind Chill: 66°

Heat Index: 66°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 9 mi

Dew Point: 66°

5 AM
65°
3%
5 AM
65°

Wind: SE @ 0 mph

Precip: 3% Chance

Humidity: 100%

Wind Chill: 65°

Heat Index: 65°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 7 mi

Dew Point: 65°

6 AM
66°
4%
6 AM
66°

Wind: ESE @ 0 mph

Precip: 4% Chance

Humidity: 98%

Wind Chill: 66°

Heat Index: 66°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 6 mi

Dew Point: 65°

7 AM
67°
4%
7 AM
67°

Wind: ESE @ 1 mph

Precip: 4% Chance

Humidity: 97%

Wind Chill: 67°

Heat Index: 67°

UV Index: 0 Low

Visibility: 7 mi

Dew Point: 66°

8 AM
70°
5%
8 AM
70°

Wind: SE @ 2 mph

Precip: 5% Chance

Humidity: 95%

Wind Chill: 70°

Heat Index: 70°

UV Index: 1 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 69°

9 AM
74°
13%
9 AM
74°

Wind: SSE @ 3 mph

Precip: 13% Chance

Humidity: 85%

Wind Chill: 74°

Heat Index: 76°

UV Index: 2 Low

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 69°

10 AM
77°
7%
10 AM
77°

Wind: SSE @ 4 mph

Precip: 7% Chance

Humidity: 75%

Wind Chill: 77°

Heat Index: 81°

UV Index: 3 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 69°

11 AM
79°
5%
11 AM
79°

Wind: SSE @ 4 mph

Precip: 5% Chance

Humidity: 69%

Wind Chill: 79°

Heat Index: 83°

UV Index: 5 Moderate

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 68°

12 PM
81°
8%
12 PM
81°

Wind: SSE @ 5 mph

Precip: 8% Chance

Humidity: 63%

Wind Chill: 81°

Heat Index: 84°

UV Index: 7 High

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 67°

1 PM
83°
15%
1 PM
83°

Wind: S @ 5 mph

Precip: 15% Chance

Humidity: 58%

Wind Chill: 83°

Heat Index: 86°

UV Index: 8 Very High

Visibility: 10 mi

Dew Point: 66°

  • Updated

The National Weather Service issued level two out of five severe weather risk for Tallapoosa and Coosa counties. Meanwhile Elmore County was issued a level three out of five severe weather risk. 

Fighting fires costs a lot of money — and those costs just keep increasing. From equipment to transportation, necessary fees for fire departments have steadily increased over the last couple of decades.