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Heat Levels Continue To Creep Up Across Alabama
THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures are in the mid to upper 90s across Alabama this afternoon with a sunny sky. Tonight will be fair with a low in the 70s. Continue reading
Hottest Week Of The Summer
HOT: A strong upper high covers much of the eastern 2/3 of the U.S. this morning, and will set the stage for the hottest week of the summer for the Deep South. With a sunny sky, we project a high today in the 95-99 degree range for most places. Then, highs for the rest of the week will be fairly close to the 100 degree mark with mostly sunny days and fair nights. Continue reading
Heat Levels Rising; Alabama Stays Dry
DRY SUMMER PATTERN: With a sunny sky, temperatures across Alabama this afternoon range from the upper 80s over the northern counties to the upper 90s at Mobile. Tonight will be fair with a low in the 66-76 degree range. Continue reading
Sizzling Heat Returns To Alabama Next Week
DRY SUMMER PATTERN: Alabama’s weather will stay dry through the weekend with mostly sunny days and fair nights. Heat and humidity levels will slowly rise; expect a high near 90 today, followed by mid 90s over the weekend. A brief, isolated storm can’t be ruled out Sunday near the Gulf Coast, but even there most places will stay dry. Continue reading
Slowly Rising Heat Levels Ahead; Dry Weather Continues
NICE SUMMER AFTERNOON: The sky is mostly sunny across all of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures ranging from the low 80s over the northern third of the state to the low 90s over the southern counties. Tonight will be fair and pleasant with a low in the 60s for most places. Continue reading
Dry Days Ahead; Heat Levels Rising Over The Weekend
ANOTHER PLEASANT SUMMER DAY: Most of Alabama is in the 60s early this morning as a dry, continental airmass continues to cover the Deep South. Expect sunshine in full supply today with highs in the mid to upper 80s over the northern half of the state, and low 90s for the southern counties. Humidity levels will remain low for August. Continue reading
Another Pleasant Night Ahead; Rising Heat Levels By The Weekend
AS NICE AS IT GETS: The sky is mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are in the 80s, and the humidity is low for August. Tonight will be clear with a low mostly in the 60s… again some potential for upper 50s in cooler pockets across the northern counties. Continue reading
Dry Days Ahead For Alabama; Heat Levels Rise By The Weekend
A dry, continental airmass has dropped in here, and that will set up an amazingly pleasant day for mid-August. Sunny, lower humidity, and highs only in the 80s over the northern half of the state. South Alabama will see low 90s this afternoon. Continue reading
Lower Humidity Levels Ahead; Cooler Nights
ON THE MAP: We have a rare August front pushing through Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are in the low to mid 80s north of the front, but parts of South Alabama are sizzling with upper 90s to the south. A band of showers and storms is along the front just south of I-85 at mid-afternoon, and SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms through this evening south of a line from Opelika to Greenville to Mobile. Continue reading
Front Passing Through Today; Lower Heat Levels Ahead
AUGUST FRONT: We have a broken band of showers and a few thunderstorms on radar early this morning over the northern half of Alabama in advance of a surface front that is drifting southward. This front will bring some needed heat relief to the northern half of the state today, and statewide tomorrow. Highs will be only in the 85-89 degree range across North Alabama today, and in the mid 80s tomorrow. Continue reading
