Author Archives: Brian Peters
Somewhat Wet Weekend
Cloudy skies were greeting Alabamians this morning as moisture levels have risen and the potential for showers and thunderstorms has gone up. Not only that, we will be dealing with a new tropical system late this weekend which will provide … Continue reading
Tropical Mischief Coming?
As James has been noting in the Weather Xtreme Video, there is some tropical mischief brewing in the western sections of the Caribbean Sea that may become our next tropical system. Understand that this is early, but the National Hurricane … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 541: Debunking Weather Safety Myths
WeatherBrains Episode 541 is now online (May 31, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest Panelist is the Founder of the Capital Weather Gang, a weather blog that started in … Continue reading
Summer-like Weather in the Week Ahead
Looks like Central Alabama will be in a summer-like weather pattern for the week ahead as we remain between active weather east and west of us. Tropical Storm Bonnie was located right on the South Carolina coast this morning bringing … Continue reading
TD 2 Becomes Bonnie
The National Hurricane Center has issued an advisory to upgrade Tropical Depression 2 to Tropical Storm Bonnie. The center of Bonnie was located about 120 miles southeast of Beaufort, SC, with maximum sustained wind of 40 mph. Heavy rain from … Continue reading
AM Sprinkles along with Clouds
Sometimes weather patterns get stuck and seem to remain in one pattern for a number of consecutive days. Chock our late May weather up to just that. But even though the overall pattern is not changing and hasn’t changed much … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 540: Your Pop Filter is the Same Size as Mine
WeatherBrains Episode 540 is now online (May 23, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain #1 is Jane Cage, the former Chairman of the Joplin Citizens Advisory Recovery Team … Continue reading
A Nice Sunday but Warmer Weather Ahead
The day starting off on a pleasant note with morning lows dipping into the upper 50s. Thanks to high pressure centered off to our northwest, we will see some slightly drier air settle into the state on northerly wind flow. … Continue reading
Nice Weekend but Getting Hotter Next Week
A cold front was making its way slowly through Central Alabama this morning. As a result, there were a couple of showers showing up on radar near Albertville and in the area from Jacksonville to just northeast of Piedmont. Isolated … Continue reading
Fall-like Day for Central Alabama
The front that we saw yesterday morning well northwest of Alabama moved through the state during the day yesterday, so most of Alabama is waking up to a cool morning. Most places across North and Central Alabama were in the … Continue reading
