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Showers Return Thursday Night/Friday; Dry Weekend Ahead
COOL OCTOBER DAY: Temperatures are in the 50s and 60s across Alabama this afternoon… the sky is sunny over the western and southern counties, but clouds linger in many areas north and east of Birmingham. Tonight will be fair and cool with a low in the 40s, but a few of the colder spots over North Alabama could see upper 30s. Continue reading
Cool, Dry Weather For Alabama Today
COOL, BREEZY WEATHER CONTINUES: With a partly sunny sky, we project a high in the low to mid 60s for much of Alabama today… some places across the Tennessee Valley won’t get out of the 50s. A northwest wind of 10-20 mph will make it feel cooler. We note the average high for Birmingham on October 16 is 76, so temperatures today are well below average. Continue reading
Patchy Drizzle This Evening; Cooler Air Arrives Sunday
CLOUDY OCTOBER AFTERNOON: clouds cover most of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. Some patchy drizzle is over East Alabama… that will end tonight as drier air moves into the state. Continue reading
Isolated Showers Today Over East Alabama; Cooler Sunday
A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY: Clouds linger over Alabama this morning with temperatures in the 60s just before daybreak. The sky will stay mostly cloudy today, and a disturbance could bring a few isolated showers to the state, mainly over the eastern counties. Continue reading
A Few Isolated Showers Tomorrow; Mostly Dry Weekend Ahead
MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON: While the sun has broken out in a few spots, the sky is generally cloudy across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures mostly in the 67-74 degree range. Nothing on radar, and tonight will be dry with a low in the upper 50s and low 60s. Continue reading
Trending Drier Today; Clouds Linger
RADAR CHECK: Rain lingers over parts of East and Southeast Alabama early this morning; that should be out of the state by 8:00 a.m. as the surface low (non-tropical) in the Gulf of Mexico moves eastward. Clouds will stick around for much of the day, although there could be a few intervals of sunshine this afternoon. Today’s high will be in the 69-75 degree range for most communities. Continue reading
Rain Ends Late Tonight; Much Cooler By Sunday
RADAR CHECK: Light rain covers much of Alabama this afternoon. It isn’t reaching the ground in some spots, and rain amounts have been very light so far. Rain continues through the evening hours, then ending late tonight as the surface low (non-tropical) in the northern Gulf moves to the east. Continue reading
Rain For The Southern 2/3 Of Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling over the southern quarter of Alabama early this morning ahead of a surface low (non-tropical) over the northern Gulf of Mexico). This rain area will expand and move northward today, and by mid to late afternoon it will cover much of the state mainly along and south of I-59 (south of a line from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Gadsden). Continue reading
Rain Returns Tomorrow, Mainly Along And South Of I-20
CLOUDS THICKEN TONIGHT: We have a layer of high, thin clouds over Alabama this afternoon ahead of a warm front and developing surface low over the northern Gulf of Mexico. Clouds will thicken tonight, the low will be in the 55-65 degree range for most communities. Continue reading
Rain Returns Tomorrow; Heaviest Across South Alabama
ANOTHER DRY DAY: Birmingham has received only 0.02″ of rain since mid-September; the last meaningful rain here was on September 16 when just under one inch was recorded. Today will be another dry day with ample sunshine along with a high in the low 80s. Clouds will increase tonight ahead of a low pressure center and warm front over the northern Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
