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Cooler Today; A Few Showers Sunday Afternoon
COOL CHANGE: Temperatures have dropped into the 50-55 degree range over parts of North Alabama this morning following a cold front that passed through late yesterday. The cooler air will continue to spread southward, and we project a high in the low 80s today, about 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. The sky will be mostly sunny, and the humidity will be low. Continue reading
Cooler Air Rolls Into Alabama Tonight; Showers Possible Sunday
HOT: Temperatures have reached the mid 90s again today across much of Alabama ahead of a surface front that is near I-20 at mid-afternoon. We note a couple of isolated showers over East Alabama, otherwise the front is coming through in dry fashion. Tonight will be clear and cooler…. temperatures drop into the 58-62 degree range early tomorrow. Continue reading
Cooler Air Arrives Tonight; Watching The Tropics
ONE MORE HOT DAY: Temperatures rise into the 90-94 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny sky, but it will be our last really hot, summer-like day for a while thanks to a cold front that will pass through the state in dry fashion tonight. The high tomorrow will be near or just over 80 degrees with lower humidity Continue reading
Cooler Air Arrives Friday; Watching The Tropics
HOT SEPTEMBER DAY: Temperatures are in the mid 90s across much of Alabama this afternoon, about ten degrees above average, and not too far from record values for the 21st of September. No rain on radar, and the sky is mostly sunny. We reach the 91-94 degree range tomorrow with a partly to mostly sunny sky, but a cold front will come through in dry fashion tomorrow evening, and that will bring heat relief by Friday and the weekend. Continue reading
Cooler Friday; Eyes On The Tropics
MID 90s LATER TODAY: Temperatures will remain about ten degrees above average across Alabama today thanks to a large scale upper high over the region; we project a high in the mid 90s today with a good supply of hazy sunshine. The record high for today at Birmingham (September 21) is 98, set in 2010. Continue reading
Hot Through Thursday; Cooler Air Arrives Friday
RADAR CHECK: We have a few small, isolated showers over East Alabama this afternoon, otherwise the sky is partly to mostly sunny with temperatures in the 90-94 degree range for most places. The isolated showers will end this evening, and the sky will be fair tonight with a low in the low 70s. Continue reading
Summer-Like Heat Through Thursday; Cooler Friday
HOT SEPTEMBER DAYS: Temperatures reach the mid 90s across most of Alabama today and tomorrow thanks to a large upper high over the region; the sky will be partly to mostly sunny both days. There is actually some risk of a few very small, isolated showers or storms this afternoon during the heat of the day, but odds of any one spot getting wet are only 5-10 percent, so most places stay dry. Continue reading
Temperatures Reach The Mid 90s Through Mid-Week; Cooler Friday
HOT, DRY WEATHER: A large upper high will keep Alabama’s weather hot and dry through mid-week with mostly sunny days and fair nights. Afternoon temperatures will reach the mid 90s tomorrow through Thursday, about ten degrees above average for this time of the year, and not too far from record levels. Then, a cold front will pass through (most likely in dry fashion) late Thursday, followed by a noticeably cooler day Friday. Continue reading
Heat Levels Rising Through Mid-Week; Cooler By Friday
STILL DRY: Today will be the ninth consecutive day with no measurable rain for most of Alabama; the sky will be mostly sunny with a high in the 87-90 degree range this afternoon. Heat levels will continue to rise through mid-week as a large scale upper high moves across the region; we project highs in the mid 90s tomorrow and Wednesday. Continue reading
Hotter Afternoons Ahead For Alabama
HEAT LEVELS RISING: Dry weather will continue across Alabama through the weekend and into all of next week as an upper high builds over the region. Expect mostly sunny days, fair nights, and rising heat levels. Highs over the weekend will be in the 86-89 degree range for most communities, then we hit the low to mid 90s next week, about 10 degrees above average for late September in Alabama. Mornings next week won’t be as cool… lows will be close to 70 degrees. Continue reading
