National Weather Service Forecast for: Opelika AL
Issued by: National Weather Service Birmingham, AL
Updated: 6:41 pm CDT May 26, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Showers
 Wednesday

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Chance
Showers then
Patchy Fog

 Thursday

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then Showers
Likely
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Chance
T-storms

 Friday

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 81. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Showers
Likely then
T-storms

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Showers


 Saturday

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 79. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Showers


 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Showers
Likely
Lo 68 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 68 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 79 °F Lo 66 °F

Flood Watch
 

Tonight
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 81. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 79. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Opelika AL.