Author Archives: Brian Peters

Summer-like Weekend

Nice to see temperatures down a little since we know that August in the Southeast US can be unrelentingly hot. Anniston only reached 88 for the high yesterday with 91 in Birmingham, 90 at the Shelby County Airport, and 95 … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains 498: Talking Tropics

WeatherBrains Episode 498 is now online (August 10, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MIT. He started with NOAA’s Hurricane Division … Continue reading →

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Summer Heat Hanging On

August is certainly letting us know that it is still here as summer heat continues to affect Central Alabama. Much of western and southern sections of Central Alabama remain under a heat advisory for today and Monday as afternoon highs … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains 494: My Wife is Playing Poker

WeatherBrains Episode 494 is now online (July 13, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Geoff Fox had been with WTNH for 27 years, and did a brief stint at Fox CT … Continue reading →

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Heat Cranks Up

Short Version: Repeat yesterdays discussion and weather! A little tongue in cheek there with the fact that the overall weather pattern is not changing much as heat levels gradually climb and parts of Central Alabama come under heat advisories for … Continue reading →

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Little Change to Our Weather

The fairly typical heat of July is upon us along with hit or miss thunderstorms. Yesterday we saw a band of isolated thunderstorms develop across Central Alabama, and I heard a lot of thunder but there was no rain to … Continue reading →

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More Storms Expected

A quick look at the radar this morning showed much of the action occurring across South Alabama where the boundary sagged last night. The flash flood watch issued yesterday was allowed to expire this morning. Additional showers are expected to … Continue reading →

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Soggy Fourth of July

Nature is providing plenty of fireworks for the fourth of July in the form of a train of thunderstorms that stretched from Southeast Oklahoma all the way to North Georgia. Flash flood watches were posted for a sizable chunk of … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains 492: Spritz Yourself ! !

WeatherBrains Episode 492 is now online (June 29, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest Panelist is the mastermind behind tonight’s show. He is a regular listener and commenter and … Continue reading →

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Nice Weather to End June

Fronts have a hard time of bringing an air mass change to the Southeast US during the summer months, but we are in the process of one now as the upper air pattern sees the establishment of a trough over … Continue reading →

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