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Quiet Afternoon; Higher Coverage Of Storms Tomorrow Over Southwest Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is dry this afternoon; we note a band of strong thunderstorms approaching the Gulf Coast from the north. A few isolated showers could form this evening, but most places will be rain-free through tonight. Temperatures … Continue reading
Storms Fewer In Number Today; Heat Levels Rise Next Week
RADAR CHECK: At daybreak we have a band of showers and thunderstorms dropping southward through the southern third of Alabama, and a handful of isolated showers over the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama. Better chance of strong storms today will be over extreme South Alabama, where SPC has defined a “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms due to the potential for some hail and strong gusty winds. Continue reading
Occasional Summer Downpours Through Tonight; Drier/Hotter Next Week
RADAR CHECK: More strong summer storms have fired up in the ocean of humidity that covers Alabama and the Deep South this afternoon. Parts of the Birmingham metro are receiving heavy rain again, but these storms are moving along at a decent pace, and rain won’t be as heavy or prolonged as what we experienced early this morning. Continue reading
Very Humid With Occasional Summer Soakers
RADAR CHECK A large batch of rain and storms (a Mesoscale Convective System, or MCS) has been moving through Alabama early this morning with gusty winds, heavy rain, and lots of lightning. Flash flood warnings are in effect at sunrise for parts of Jefferson, Shelby, Cullman, Winston, and Walker counties. Some communities have picked up over three inches of rain over the past 6 hours with this batch of storms. Continue reading
Hot And Humid; Scattered Thunderstorms
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms persist over the northern quarter of the state this afternoon, but Central and South Alabama dry with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Temperatures are mostly in the 85-90 degree range; the average high for Birmingham on June 7 is 87. Storms over North Alabama will diminish later tonight after sunset. Continue reading
Humid Days With A Mix Of Sun And Scattered Storms
RADAR CHECK: We have a few scattered thunderstorms over Northeast Alabama early this morning moving eastward… the rest of the state is dry with temperatures generally in the low and mid 70s. Look for a mix of sun and clouds today with more random, scattered storms firing up this afternoon and early tonight. Chance of any one spot getting wet today is 50-60 percent, and the high will be in the upper 80s for most communities. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Scattered Storms
RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have scattered, random showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon. Stronger storms are producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and lots of lightning. Otherwise, we have a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon with temperatures mostly in the 84-89 degree range. Scattered storms will fade after the sun sets this evening. Continue reading
Routine Summer Weather This Week With Random, Pop-Up Storms Around
HOT, HUMID DAYS; A FEW STORMS: It is that time of the year when the weather doesn’t change too much, and we have some risk of a shower or storm just about every afternoon. That will be the case this week; the forecast will include partly sunny, hot, humid days with highs around 90 degrees. And, on daily basis, we will deal with “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. Continue reading
Dry Saturday Ahead; Relatively Quiet Next Week
RADAR CHECK: Some patchy light rain persists across parts of Northeast and Central Alabama this afternoon ahead of a very slow moving surface front; the sky has cleared northwest of Birmingham where dry air has taken over. Temperatures are only in the 70s in most places over the northern half of the state; clouds will move out tonight, and tomorrow promises to be a very nice day with ample sunshine and a high in the mid 80s. Continue reading
Clouds Linger Today; Some Rain Still Possible
RADAR CHECK: A fairly large area of light rain is creeping into West Alabama early this morning… otherwise clouds cover most of the state at daybreak with temperatures around 70 degrees. The surface front that was initially expected be near U.S. 80 this morning is still near the Tennessee state line, so we will need to delay the clearing forecast until late today and tonight. Clouds will hang tough much of the day today with some light rain possible… temperatures will hold in the 70s much of the day. Continue reading
