Author Archives: Brian Peters
Wet and Colder Today
The leading edge of the precipitation this morning coincided with the leading edge of the front that had moved about halfway through Central Alabama. The temperature at Haleyville fell from 70 degrees to 43 degrees in about an hour. For … Continue reading
Stormy Followed by Parade of Systems
Let’s start off with the temperature trace for the last 24 hours. The normal sine wave of lows around sunrise and highs around mid afternoon was replaced by a fairly sharp rise in temperatures yesterday morning followed by a gradual … Continue reading
Radar Out of Service
In case you have not noticed, the NWS Doppler radar located adjacent to the Shelby County Airport went offline this morning. The radar is expected to remain offline through Thursday. The reason the radar is down is so work can … Continue reading
Not as Cold, Rain Monday
Alabamians once again waking up to clear skies over much of the state with temperatures about 6 to 8 degrees warmer than those of yesterday morning. The observer at Black Creek reported a low of 23 while most airport sites … Continue reading
3rd Coldest Day of 2016
According to the latest 5-minute data from the observation equipment at the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport, the low this morning was 21 degrees. Based on the climate data published by the National Weather Service (NWS), that makes December 10th the … Continue reading
Chilly Again But Warmer Sunday
A crystal clear sky overnight allowed temperatures across Alabama to plummet with a combination of cold air advection and great radiational cooling. Temperatures this morning were at or below freezing across ALL of Alabama – even Mobile with 30 degrees … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 568: Calling the Ambulance Now
WeatherBrains Episode 568 is now online (December 5, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a Research Hydrologist for the National Weather Service (NWS). He is the National … Continue reading
Wet, Wet, Wet
It was a rather wet overnight period for North and Central Alabama with widespread rainfall that totaled generally a third of an inch for many locations. At sunrise, the radar was fairly active across the state with the bulk of … Continue reading
Clouds Here, Rain Expected
. Alabamians are waking up to a mostly cloudy morning with temperatures a trifle milder than the last several days with readings in the lower 40s for many locations. Temperatures were at or below freezing across the northeastern quadrant of … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 567: Get the Scoop on Scope – RadarScope
WeatherBrains Episode 567 is now online (November 28, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a cult hero in these parts. He is the Founder of Radarscope, the … Continue reading
