Author Archives: Brian Peters
Clouds and Rain Next Couple of Days
Clouds crept across Alabama overnight, and rain pushed closer to Central Alabama, however, rain on radar this morning remained mainly across North Alabama generally north of Interstate 20. But some off and on rain along with clouds will be our … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 514: How Many Times Have You Done That?
WeatherBrains Episode 514 is now online (November 23, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our Guest WeatherBrain for this show is Dr. Henry Neeman. Dr. Neeman is the Assistant Vice President, … Continue reading
Travel Plans? Here’s the Rain
Got travel plans for Thanksgiving Day? Here’s a look at the probability of precipitation across the United States for Thanksgiving Day from 6 am to 6 pm. Looks like a large swath of the Central US from Central Texas across … Continue reading
Nice But Cool Late November Day
I’m not sure you could ask for a prettier day than what Central Alabama has going for it today. Pretty until you step outside or take a gander at an outdoor thermometer. As you can see from the observations from … Continue reading
The Chill Has Arrived
Central Alabama is waking up to the chill we promised along with a fairly stout north wind. Temperatures this morning were in the 30s across all of North and Central Alabama, but because the wind stayed up overnight and into … Continue reading
There’s a Chill on the Way!
A cold front was positioned early this morning to cross the Mississippi River with a low pressure cuter located over southern Illinois. Snow was causing some travel issues from eastern Iowa across the southern portion of Lake Michigan and much … Continue reading
VORTEX-SE
The title of this post is not a code word or special password. Rather it is the name of a research project that will be undertaken over the next couple of years across the Southeast US. VORTEX stands for Verification … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 513: Internet is Full of It ! !
WeatherBrains Episode 513 is now online (November 16, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the Science and Operations Officer for the NWS in Paducah, KY. He is … Continue reading
Hazards Stats for 2014
As we’re approaching the end of 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has completed the full set of weather fatalities for 2014. As you might expect, deaths from weather are generally down compared with both the 10-year and … Continue reading
Did I See Rain?
As you can clearly see on the visible satellite image, much of Alabama is seeing sunshine, but the clouds are a bit thicker over a sizable chunk of Central Alabama. This is even reflected in the temperatures reported at 11 … Continue reading
