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Hot, Humid Days; A Few Storms For North Alabama
HOT, HUMID SUMMER WEATHER: We are getting exactly what we expect in the middle of July in Alabama through Friday… hot, humid days with highs in the 90s. A “heat advisory” has been issued for parts of the state today (mainly some of the central and southwest counties) where the heat index could touch 105. Continue reading
Strong Storms For North Alabama This Evening
HOT SUMMER DAY: The sky is partly too mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures generally in the low to mid 90s. To the north, we are watching an organized batch of severe thunderstorms (an MCS, Mesoscale Convective System) over Tennessee. These will move into North Alabama this evening, and SPC has defined a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe storms for the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama, with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) as far south as Tuscaloosa, Pelham, and Wedowee. Continue reading
Another Hot, Hazy Day; A Few Storms For North Alabama This Evening
HOT SUMMER DAYS: We expect a high in the 92-97 degree range across Alabama today with sunshine filtered by smoke from Canadian wildfires in the higher levels of the atmosphere, and the usual summer particulates near the surface. High resolution model data suggests an MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) could creep into North Alabama early tonight. Continue reading
Sizzling Summer Days; Mostly Dry Through Wednesday
HAZY SUMMER DAY: Temperatures are in the 88-93 degree range across Alabama at mid-afternoon… the average high for Birmingham on July 17 is 91. There are a few isolated showers across far South Alabama, but most of the state is dry. The sky is a bit “murky” to the usual summer particulates, and also smoke from Canadian wildfires in the higher levels of the atmosphere. The smoke will disperse by Wednesday as it moves southward. Continue reading
Hot Summer Weather; Storms Few And Far Between Through Thursday
DOG DAYS: The “dog days” of summer are here. Most people who talk about the dog days of Summer are talking about the entire summer season, but there is actually a set range, which runs from 20 days before to 20 days after the alignment of the Dog Star, Sirius, with the sun. Therefore, the dog days of summer run from July 3 to August 11 in each year. Continue reading
Storms Thin Out Sunday And Next Week
RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms are most active over the western half of Alabama this afternoon… some spots are seeing heavy rain and gusty winds but all storms are below severe limits as of 3p CT. The storms will continue to work eastward through the evening hours, and fade late tonight. Away from the storms, temperatures are in the 88-93 degree range in most places this afternoon Continue reading
Hot, Humid Summer Days With Scattered Showers/Storms
CLASSIC MID-SUMMER WEATHER: Alabama’s weather will feature the classic summer mix of sun, heat, humidity, and storms through Sunday. Afternoon highs will be generally in the 89-94 degree range, and most (but not all) of the showers and storms will come from 2:00 until 9:00 p.m. The chance of any one spot seeing rain today and tomorrow is 50-60 percent, and 40-50 percent Sunday. Continue reading
Scattered To Numerous Showers/Storms Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: You can see the MCV (Mesoscale Convective Vortex) spinning on radar south of Eutaw at mid-afternoon; this feature contributed to excessive rain across parts of West Alabama and East Mississippi this morning. Based on radar estimates, rain amounts across Sumter County are in the 5-8 inch range since the pre-dawn hours. Serious flooding developed in places like York. Continue reading
Very Humid; Scattered To Numerous Showers/ Storms
RADAR CHECK: Thunderstorms are developing early this morning over West Alabama in a zone from near Tuscaloosa down to Mobile… otherwise it is a very muggy summer morning with temperatures in the 70s. Expect a mix of sun and clouds today with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, mainly this afternoon and early tonight. Where storms form, they will be very efficient rain producers in this kind of airmass. The high today will be in the 87-92 range. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Storms Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and storms continue to develop across Alabama on the summer afternoon… they are most numerous over the western and southern counties. Away from the showers temperatures are in the 88-92 degree range, not too far from average values for mid-July. Showers will fade this evening, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 70s. Continue reading
