Author Archives: Brian Peters
Cranking up the Heat
The surface high that was centered over the Carolinas yesterday was settling into Georgia this morning with Alabama experiencing clear skies with morning lows in the 60s. East Central and Northeast Alabama were slightly cooler with morning values in the … Continue reading
TD 4 Comes Alive
The National Hurricane Cetner (NHC) has issued the first advisory on the newly formed Tropical Depression 4 in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico. Here is the text of that advisory and the latest track of the system. NHC forecasters do … Continue reading
Slightly Drier Air for a Couple of Days
Some small early morning showers were showing up on radar in a band from Montgomery northwestward to Fayette. These were all very small and not producing much in the way of rainfall. Low clouds blanketed a good portion of Central … Continue reading
Weather Calms Down Today
After several days of very active, sometimes stormy weather, it appears likely that Central Alabama will be in for a break in the action with several days of good weather and somewhat lower humidity. A weak cold front had moved … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 543: Money I Laid Down at the Venetian
WeatherBrains Episode 543 is now online (June 13, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our Guest WeatherBrain for this episode is Todd Lericos, the Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) of the National Weather Service … Continue reading
Warmth Along with Storms
The Central Alabama sky this morning saw some patchy clouds floating by, but the storms of yesterday afternoon were gone providing some people with a cool down along with a dousing of rain. I had just over a half inch … Continue reading
Daily Showers in the Week Ahead
Alabama is waking up to mostly clear skies with a few patches of clouds here and there and one lone shower over northern Greene County. After several very nice days with lower humidity, the moisture levels have risen with dew … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 542: Smells Like Crunchberries
WeatherBrains Episode 542 is now online (June 6, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our Guest WeatherBrain this episode is Steve Piltz, Meteorologist in Charge of the Tulsa NWS office. Steve … Continue reading
Another Wet-ish Day, Cooler Ahead
Much of Alabama waking up to some morning showers and storms, so if you missed the rain yesterday, there is still hope you’ll get some today. Central Alabama is in a very moist air mass, so it is not surprising … Continue reading
Update on Potential in Tropics
Here is a quick check on the western Caribbean Sea. The satellite image late this morning continued to show an are of lower pressure with numerous showers and thunderstorms in a fairly large area approaching the Yucatan Peninsula. The latest … Continue reading
