Author Archives: Scott Brown
Mostly Sunny Skies & Warm at the Midday Hour
NICE & WARM DAY WITH A LITTLE BREEZE: Mostly sunny with a few high clouds will be the outlook for the remainder of the day, with afternoon highs ranging from near 80 to the low 80s. We will have winds … Continue reading
Matthew Moves Closer to FL, While Central AL is Still Warm & Dry
HURRICANE MATTHEW: As of 11:00 AM CDT, Hurricane Matthew has returned to category 4 strength, with 140 MPH maximum sustained winds, and with a minimum pressure of 940 mb. Movement at this time is northwest at 14 MPH. Current forecast … Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Warm and Dry For Central AL Again Today
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL AND DRY DAY: Crystal-clear skies are overhead above Central Alabama at the 1:00 PM hour, and temperatures have warmed nicely so far. Not a single drop of rain on radar anywhere near us at all. The closest rain … Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Warm and Dry for Us, Matthew’s Eye Moves Off of Haiti
A GREAT BUT HOT TUESDAY: The main weather story today is Category 4 Hurricane Matthew making landfall in Haiti earlier this morning, and I’ll get to that a little later in the post. Conditions across Central Alabama at 11:30AM have … Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Another Beautiful and Dry Day
A BEAUTIFUL MONDAY SO FAR: Skies across Central Alabama at 11:30 AM are clear except for a few fair-weather cumulus clouds floating over the northern part of the area. With these clear skies that translates to no rain on the … Continue reading
The Many Names of Tropical Systems and What They Mean
While I was attending the annual NWA Meeting in Norfolk, Virginia, back in September, one of the subjects that was brought up was the confusing names of tropical systems. No I am not talking about the human names that the … Continue reading
Welcome To October!
Welcome to the month of October, which is known to be the month that has the greatest amount of clear skies. According to your perception of what is nice, I believe that October is the nicest month for weather in … Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Beautiful and Cool Day; Matthew is a Major Hurricane
ANOTHER WONDERFUL DAY FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA: A mostly sunny day out there for the area, with most communities still reading at 70 degrees or lower at 11:30AM. With these conditions, the radar is completely clear of any precipitation, not only … Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Wonderful Weather for Us; Matthew Is Now A Hurricane
NOW YOU CAN SAY FALL HAS ARRIVED: I know, I know… You are saying to yourself, “Wasn’t the first day of Fall nearly a week ago,” and you would be correct. Today is the first time that we have a … Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: You Think Today is Great, Wait Until Tomorrow
If you haven’t been outside today at all, what are you doing? There is a case of severe clear for the skies over Central Alabama at this hour. It is warm out there, but not too warm, and dewpoints are … Continue reading
