Author Archives: Brian Peters
Burn Ban for Part of Alabama
The Alabama Forestry Commission has issued a fire ban for 46 Alabama counties. Here is the text of their statement. Our weather pattern is not likely to change in the near term – that is, the next 7 to 10 … Continue reading
Dry Conditions Deepen Drought
Clear skies prevail across nearly all of the Southeast US this morning as we wake up to some cool temperatures. Our Skywatcher at Black Creek reporting 39 for a low this morning, first low in the 30s for this Fall … Continue reading
Cooler but Continued Bone Dry!
***NOTE: While preparing the video, NHC has dropped Matthew to a Category 1 hurricane with wind estimated to be 85 mph. *** Alabamians waking up to a clear sky this morning across the state while Hurricane Matthew continued to pummel … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 559: Give Me That and I Can Forecast the World
WeatherBrains Episode 559 is now online (October 3, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our Guest WeatherBrain for this show is Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a Research Scientist in the Department of … Continue reading
Matthew in Radar No Man’s Land
Lots of interest in Hurricane Matthew which remained a major hurricane this morning as a Category 4 storm. I was looking for weather radar from Jamaica and ran across this image which is a collection of all of the weather … Continue reading
Some Clouds but Dry
After a gorgeous Saturday with a beautifully clear Fall sky, clouds migrated into the Alabama sky overnight, so I expect to see a good mix of sun and clouds today. Temperatures will still be nice with highs in the lower … Continue reading
Slowly Warming Up and Dry
Welcome to October, climatologically Alabama’s driest month. And the satellite image this morning confirms clear skies across the state of Alabama as the infrared images allows us to pick out some of the larger lakes and rivers. Temperatures this morning … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 558: Fat Fingers, Long Day
WeatherBrains Episode 558 is now online (September 26, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Joining us tonight from the Kansas Turnpike Authority are Chief Executive Officer Steve Hewitt and Eric Becker, … Continue reading
Hot Afternoon for Central Alabama
The 11 am temperature reported at the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport was 90 degrees as was Tuscaloosa, so we’ve hit another day with highs in the 90s. This string of hot days seems to have a relationship with the Energizer … Continue reading
Hold On! One More Hot Day!
Looks like one more round of hot weather before we see a change to cooler, drier weather. See the post below this one for a recap of the new record highs set yesterday. The sky across Central Alabama showed some … Continue reading
