Author Archives: Brian Peters
One Nice Day Before Rainy Weather
Another rivalry Saturday has come and gone and I hope your team was successful. I was able to catch the FSU/Florida game last night, and I was glad to see the Seminoles show up for the whole came and come … Continue reading
Cold Sunday, Freeze Warning Monday Morning
Before we get into Central Alabama weather, I wanted to note that the successful launch of GOES-R yesterday by NASA. Looking forward to seeing the high resolution imagery that will be coming down from the latest weather satellite in our … Continue reading
Breezy, Colder and Still Dry
What a difference a day makes! The cold front has moved through much of Central Alabama this morning, and pretty much as expected the rain we saw to our west diminished as it moved into Alabama. Only the northern third … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 565: I Choose the Canned Response
WeatherBrains Episode 565 is now online (November 14, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our guest WeatherBrain this evening is Dr. Ray Russell from Ray’s Weather from the mountains of North … Continue reading
Mild and Dry but Warmer at Midweek
Clouds are once again scarce in the Alabama sky this morning. The closed upper low over North Alabama plus the easterly flow across South Alabama and South Georgia were combining to produce clouds just to our east so the eastern … Continue reading
Mix of Sun and Clouds
Alabama is waking up to slightly warmer weather this morning with some clouds sticking around. Most of the clouds will be moving off to the east as an upper trough works its way through the Southeast US. Temperatures are about … Continue reading
Warm, Dry Then What?
Alabamians waking up to a sky with lots of cirrus clouds this morning. And to the 49th day without measurable precipitation in Birmingham. Temperatures were cool, too, and our SkyWatcher at Black Creek reported a low of 37. Most airport … Continue reading
Not as Warm But Still Dry
Drought conditions continue to worsen as shown in the U.S. Drought Monitor. Nearly all of the northern half of Alabama is now in an extreme drought classification, and today will mark the 48th day without measurable precipitation in Birmingham. Alabama … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 563: Keep Your Pants On!
WeatherBrains Episode 563 is now online (November 1, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Guest information typically goes here, but for tonight we are guest-less, so you are stuck with the … Continue reading
More New Record Highs
Several new record high temperatures were set across Alabama today. The list looks like this: Birmingham 87 breaks old record of 86 set in 1961 Tuscaloosa 88 breaks old record of 87 set in 1961 Anniston 87 breaks old record … Continue reading
