Author Archives: Ryan Stinnet
The Waiting Game
As we wait on the Arctic front and air mass to make its way into Alabama, I believe we are not the only ones taking precautions and preparing for the Arctic blast. First a quick update on the front’s location. … Continue reading
Arctic Front Getting Closer
Quick update on the Arctic front. The best way to see the current location of the front is to look at the surface temperature map across the U.S. As we do this, we can see the extent of the cold … Continue reading
Arctic Front and Air Mass Moving South
Temperatures made their way into the 40s across much of Alabama today. Overnight, southerly flow and increasing clouds will allow our temps to remain just above the freezing mark. Enjoy this while you can, as bitterly cold Arctic air eyes … Continue reading
Mostly Sunny, Warmer
Not a bad looking Saturday across much of the state. Skies are mostly sunny, and we have all warmed up nicely into the 40s. I use that term loosely as these observations are some 5-10 degrees below normal for this … Continue reading
Hard Freeze Warning Issued
As we prepare for the coldest air in years, the NWS in Birmingham has went ahead and issued a Hard Freeze Warning for every county in the CWA from Sunday night through Tuesday. The very cold air moves in late … Continue reading
Rain Ending, Turning Cold
For the most part, a majority of us are done with the rain for today. The rain that remains is moving east out of the state. We still have a few areas of very light rain and drizzle across central … Continue reading
Clearing and Thinning Clouds
The clouds are hanging tough today, but we beginning to see them thin out a bit across central portions of the state. That is allowing some peeks of sun as well as some filtered sunshine to make it to the … Continue reading
Rain Ending Overnight
It has been a very wet day across the state. We are beginning to see some breaks in the rain over southwestern portions of the state. Just a few scattered showers along highway 43 from Tuscaloosa to Mobile. Off to … Continue reading
Rain Continues this Afternoon
You will be hard-pressed to find a dry spot across the state today. Rain moved into Central Alabama this morning and it has stuck around all day. It will last several more hours as an area of low pressure off … Continue reading
Cold, Wet, Raw Winter’s Day
The last Saturday of 2013 is certainly a wet one. There is a 100% chance of rain today as most locations across the state are already seeing the steady soaking rain. The rain is associated with an area of low … Continue reading
