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Dry Weekend With Cold Mornings
DRY DAYS AHEAD: The sky has become partly sunny across much of Alabama this afternoon as a storm system in the eastern Gulf of Mexico moves eastward… temperatures are in the 50s and low 60s, still well below average for early November in Alabama. Tonight will be mostly fair and cold with lows in the 36-44 degree range… some frost is likely for colder spots early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Clouds Linger Today; Sunny Weekend Ahead With Cold Mornings
DRY, BUT STILL CLOUDY: Clouds continue to cover most of Alabama early this morning with temperatures mostly in the 40s. Clouds will likely linger much of the day as a wave of low pressure forms in the Gulf of Mexico, but rain with that feature will be confined mainly to the Florida peninsula… Alabama will be dry with a high in the 57-62 degree range. Clearing will finally take place this evening as the disturbance in the Gulf moves eastward. Continue reading
Clearing Tonight/Tomorrow; No Rain Through Early Next Week
THIS AFTERNOON: While most of Alabama is cloudy and cold for early November, the sky has cleared over the northwest corner of the state around Florence and Muscle Shoals. Temperatures are only in the 45-55 degree range; the average high for Birmingham on November 4 is 69. Continue reading
Rain Ends This Morning; Clouds Linger
RADAR CHECK: We have a large area of light rain across much of Central Alabama early this morning, but it will end over the next couple of hours. Clouds will linger, and the high today will be in the mid 50s, about 10-15 degrees below average for early November in Alabama. Clearing begins late tonight over the northwest corner of the state and parts of the Tennessee Valley, and that could result in some spots there seeing lows in the mid 30s early tomorrow with frost. Continue reading
Scattered Light Rain Tonight/Early Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Areas of light rain are moving over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon; the sky is cloudy there with temperatures only in the 47-55 degree range. But, to the south, the sky is mostly sunny over South Alabama where temperatures have reached the 60s. We will maintain the chance of light rain at times over North/Central Alabama tonight. Continue reading
Cloudy, Colder, Some Light Rain/Drizzle
COLDER: Clouds have moved into Alabama this morning, and we will have a little patchy light rain around today, tonight, and tomorrow morning as an upper trough passes through. Rain amounts will be very light, generally under one tenth of an inch… some places won’t get enough rain to measure. Temperatures will be noticeably colder today with a high between 47 and 52 degrees for the northern half of the state. Continue reading
Clouds Increase Tonight; Colder Tomorrow/Thursday
PLEASANT FALL DAY: The sky is mostly sunny across most of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 60s, although some North Alabama communities are in the mid to upper 50s. Clouds will increase tonight as a wave of low pressure forms to the south, and tomorrow will be a mostly cloudy, colder day with temperatures having a hard time reaching the low 50s. Continue reading
Colder Days Ahead; A Few Sprinkles This Morning
RADAR CHECK: We have a few “illegal” showers over North Alabama early this morning (showers that weren’t in the forecast), those should dissipate by mid-morning. Otherwise, we expect a partly sunny sky today across the state with a high in the low 60s for most communities. The average high for November 2 at Birmingham is 70. Continue reading
Colder Days Ahead; Some Rain Late Wednesday into Thursday
BLUE SKY: We have a cobalt blue sky across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures generally between 65 and 70 degrees. Nothing on radar, and tonight will be fair and cool with a low in the 40s. Continue reading
Dry, Pleasant Weather For Alabama Through Tomorrow
DRY THROUGH TOMORROW: We expect a mostly sunny. sky across Alabama today with a high in the 68-72 degree range. A dry cold front will slowly pass through the state over the next 36 hours; tomorrow will feature a partly sunny sky with a high in the mid 60s. The cooling trend continues Wednesday… the sky becomes mostly cloudy with temperatures won’t get out of the 50s over the northern counties of the state. Continue reading
