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Dry Weather For The Memorial Day Weekend
DRY DAYS AHEAD: As I write this a bit before sunrise, there is one narrow line of showers over the northeast corner of the state; it will be gone by the time you read this, and we are looking at an extended period of dry weather for Alabama. The sky will be partly to mostly sunny today with a high between 77 and 81 degrees. Continue reading
Drier Air Moves In Tonight; Long Dry Spell Ahead
RADAR CHECK: Rain continues this afternoon in areas generally east of a line from Huntsville to Mobile. Some showers are producing heavy rain and gusty winds, but the overall severe weather threat for the rest of the evening is very low due to the lack of surface based instability. The sky will clear from the west as dry air punches into the state. Continue reading
Rain/Storms Again Today; Drier Air Arrives Tonight
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers are in progress across Alabama early this morning in the tropical air… this will be another day with occasional showers and a few strong thunderstorms. SPC has much of the state (except the far west and northwest counties) in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms today; heavier storms will be capable of producing hail and gusty winds. Continue reading
Occasional Rain/Storms To Continue Through Tomorrow Night
RADAR CHECK: Rain continues over the far eastern part of Alabama, near the Georgia border, where some spots have seen over 3 inches of rain today. Much of Central Alabama is dry, but a new batch of rain and storms … Continue reading
Wet/Stormy Pattern Continues Through Tomorrow Night
RADAR CHECK: A large mass of rain and storms is over West and Southwest Alabama early this morning in the tropical airmass that covers the Deep South. Unsettled weather continues today with occasional rain and a few strong thunderstorms… all 67 Alabama counties are in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms as defined by SPC. Heavier storms could produce hail and strong gusty winds, like recent days. Continue reading
Occasional Showers/Storms Through Thursday Night
RADAR CHECK: Clusters of showers and strong thunderstorms continue to move northward through Alabama this afternoon. Heavier storms are capable of producing hail and strong winds; a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms remains defined for all of Alabama through tonight. Continue reading
Wet, Unsettled Weather Through Thursday
RADAR CHECK: A large mass of rain is moving northward through the western half of Alabama early this morning, otherwise it is a cloudy, humid morning with temperatures in the 65-70 degree range. A very moist, tropical airmass continues to cover the Deep South today, and we expect occasional showers and thunderstorms with a high between 77 and 82 degrees. Continue reading
Unsettled Weather Through Thursday; Dry Holiday Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: We have scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds; temperatures are in the 75-82 degree range in most places. Scattered showers will remain possible across the state tonight as a blanket of tropical moisture lingers. Continue reading
Occasional Rain/A Few Storms Through Thursday
RADAR CHECK: Rain is widespread over the northern 2/3 of Alabama early this morning thanks to a stalled surface front to the west, and a disturbance that moved out of the Gulf of Mexico last night. The rain will taper off from the southwest later this morning, and most of the afternoon and tonight should be dry with only spotty lingering showers around. Continue reading
Rain Chances Rising; Heat Levels Lower By Sunday
RADAR CHECK: We have scattered showers and thunderstorms on radar this afternoon over the southern half of the state… mainly south of U.S. 80 and east of I-65. The rest of the state is under a partly sunny, hazy sky with temperatures in the 88-92 degree range. Scattered storms over South Alabama will fade after sunset, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the upper 60s and low 70s. Continue reading
