Thank you for indulging my nightly dose of weather history…scroll down for more pertinent information about tonight’s icing threat… – Bill In January 1967, the City of Chicago had been basking in unusually balmy winter weather. Residents marveled at the … Continue reading →

Putting the finishing touches on the forecast… No changes expected in the advisories…winter weather advisory over generally northern half of Alabama. Main icing problems expected Northwest Alabama over Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Marion and Winston Counties over through Cullman, northern Blount, … Continue reading →

Temperatures/Dew Points Birmingham Airport…35/28 Shelby County Airport…35/28 Anniston 37/23 Tuscaloosa 36/25 Haleyville 28/22 Muscle Shoals…33.20. Decatur…34/20. Huntsville International 34/22. Albertville…34/19. Gadsden…34/21. Fort Payne…39/10. Cullman…32/21. Skycams… Downtown Birmingham 36/19. Demopolis 35/29. Jasper 33/25. Mount Cheaha 36/13. Late reports… …Icing on steps … Continue reading →

The freezing line at the surface extends from west of Decatur to just north fo Cullman to just south of Jasper to between Fayette and Hamilton. There have been reports of icing in the precipitation areas north of this freezing … Continue reading →

Many reports of light sleet across the area now… Official reports at 7 p.m… BHM…37F EET…Shleby County Airport…37F TCL…37F K3AI…Cullman…32F GAD..34F A winter weather advisory continues for about the northern half of Alabama overnight. It includes Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, … Continue reading →

Boy, what I wouldn’t have given to have had an ABC3340 Weather Blog and weather watcher reports growing up. Winter weather events like this were excruciating for hours just waiting on any morsel of information. If the event happened at … Continue reading →

It’s downright cold across Alabama this afternoon. Temperatures are struggling to reach the freezing mark over the northern half of the area. 1 o’clcok readings include… 25F at Haleyville 26F at Muscle Shoals and Decatur 27F at Huntsville Airport 28F … Continue reading →

It’s hard for me to even concentrate on weather this morning with the news about Rick Burgess’ son drownnig. The Burgess family’s loss is our loss also. The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning signifying high fire … Continue reading →

On Saturday, January 19, 1985, I was a newly minted Front Office Manager at the Sheraton Perimeter on Highway 280. It was a sunny day, with temperatures in the middle 50s. It was hard to believe the weather reports that … Continue reading →

Our streak of days without measurable snow at the Birmingham Airport moves inexorably onward after another missed opportunity with our Gulf low system. Only a trace was measured at the Airport today according to the National Weather Service. It now … Continue reading →