Published on: December 16, 2008 at 6:22 PM

Scattered showers were in progress early this evening mainly over the north half of Alabama. By far, most of the showers were clustered over these counties:

Fayette
Walker
Cullman
Blount
Winston

In that cluster were some heavy showers, even some lightning over Walker County passing mainly north of the Jasper area.

Everything moving NE

DENSE FOG ADVISORY
For North and NW Alabama. Visibility was already poor this evening. Exa,ples:
3/4 mile at Muscle Shoals
1/2 mile at Haleyville
1/4 mile at Tuscaloosa

That is just three examples. The fog will become more widespread. Caution is the order of the night for motorists

A warm front is involved also. These 6 pm temperatures a dead giveaway locating the front:
66 Montgomery
65 Birmingham
51 Tuscaloosa
49 Haleyville
44 Huntsville
42 at Decatur and Muscle Shoals

A high temperature contrast this afternoon was 65 in Birmingham to only 42 in Muscle Shoals.