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Severe Storms Possible Tonight Across North Alabama
AT MID-AFTERNOON: We have a mix of sun and clouds across Alabama this afternoon with just a few scattered showers on radar… temperatures are in the 75-83 degree range. Continue reading
Scattered Strong Storms Late Tonight/Tonight
COMPLEX FORECAST: The weather will be increasingly active across Alabama through Friday, and the forecast is a bit complex (which is expected in early March in Alabama). Moisture levels are rising across Alabama, but a decent part of the day today will be dry with a high around 80 degrees. The sun could break out at times this afternoon as well. Continue reading
Unsettled Weather For Alabama Tomorrow Through Friday Morning
FINE FEBRUARY DAY: With a mostly sunny sky, temperatures are in the 77-84 degree range across Alabama this afternoon. Nothing on radar, and the sky will stay mostly fair tonight with a low in the 50s and 60s. Continue reading
Dry Today; Unsettled Tomorrow Through Friday
BEAUTIFUL DAY AHEAD: Today is the last day of meteorological winter, and the day will feature a good supply of sunshine for Alabama with a high in the 70s for the northern counties… low 80s are likely again for the southern quarter of the state. Continue reading
Showers This Evening; Strong/Severe Storms Later This Week
RADAR CHECK: We have a band of showers moving across the northern half of Alabama ahead of a surface boundary. The air is stable, and the showers are generally light… they end tonight as drier air pushes into the state. As expected, it is very windy over the northern 2/3 of Alabama with gusts to 30/35 mph in spots. Continue reading
Showers Possible Later Today; Strong/Severe Storms Later This Week
ACTIVE WEEK AHEAD: We have some active weather ahead for Alabama this week… it begins today with a wind advisory for the northern 2/3 of the state. Gradient winds (not related to thunderstorms) could gust to 35/40 mph in spots this afternoon along and north of U.S. 80. Otherwise, we will bring in a chance of scattered showers this afternoon and tonight, but nothing too heavy or widespread. Continue reading
Big Temperature Contrast Across Alabama This Afternoon
BIG THERMAL CONTRAST: Temperatures across Alabama at 3pm range from 48 at Haleyville to 83 at Mobile; a whopping 35 degree contrast. Large areas of mostly light rain persist across the Tennessee Valley, and parts of East Alabama at mid-afternoon. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with ranging from the 40s across North Alabama, to the 60s near the Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Cooler Today; Scattered Showers Remain Possible
COOLER DAY: Today will be noticeably cooler across much of Alabama; temperatures hold in the 60s over the northern counties, with 70s to the south. The sky will be mostly cloudy, and we will maintain the chance of scattered showers through tonight. The best chance of seeing some rain today will be over the northern 2/3 of the state. Continue reading
Cooler Air Arrives Tomorrow; A Few Showers Through The Weekend
ANOTHER WARM FEBRUARY AFTERNOON: Temperatures are generally in the 75-83 degree range across North Alabama this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. No records so far, but the day isn’t over just yet. The average high for Birmingham on February 23 is 61. Continue reading
Record Warmth Possible Again Today; Cooler Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Showers have formed across Alabama early this morning… otherwise the sky is mostly cloudy with temperatures close to 70 degrees at daybreak. We note that is nine degrees warmer than the average high for this date (61) at Birmingham. Continue reading
