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Dry Weekend Ahead; Warm Days, Pleasant Nights
SEVERE CLEAR: Nothing but sunshine across Alabama this afternoon with a very dry airmass in place; temperatures are generally in the 79-84 degree range. The average high for Birmingham on September 10 is 87. Tonight will be clear and cool… temperatures drop into the 55-64 degree range early tomorrow. Continue reading
Dry Through The Weekend; Warm Days, Pleasant Nights
The air is very dry, and sunny weather will continue today with a high in the mid 80s. And, no real change for the weekend… lots of sunshine tomorrow and Sunday with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the 60s. Continue reading
Coolest Night So Far This Season Ahead
SEVERE CLEAR: A very dry airmass has dropped into Alabama… with sunshine in full supply temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 80s. Tonight will be clear and cool; we project lows in the 52-62 degree range early tomorrow which will make it the coolest night so far this young fall season (at least in terms of meteorological fall). Continue reading
Dry Through The Weekend; Lower Humidity/Cooler Nights
AIRMASS CHANGE: A surge of dry air is rolling into Alabama this morning following a cold front. Look for sunshine in full supply today with a fresh north breeze and lower humidity values. The high today will be in the 81-84 degree range for most places… the average high for Birmingham on September 9 is 88. Tonight will be the coolest night so far this season; with a clear sky we project lows in the 53-63 degree range early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Refreshing Airmass Arrives Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: We have scattered showers and a few thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon, otherwise with a mix of sun and clouds temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 80s… very close to seasonal averages for the 8th of September. Showers will end tonight as a strong push of dry air rolls into Alabama. Continue reading
Dry Airmass Pushes Into Alabama Tonight/Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Most of the state is dry this morning, but showers are over far South Alabama due to a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. Look for a mix of sun and clouds today with a few scattered showers or thunderstorms by afternoon ahead of a cold front. Temperatures will reach the 85-88 degree range today… the average high for Birmingham on September 8 is 88. Continue reading
A Few Showers Tomorrow; Then Dry Thursday Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: We have a few small, isolated showers across Central and South Alabama this afternoon, but for most of Alabama the sky is partly sunny with temperatures in the 80s. We will maintain the chance of a few isolated showers this evening, mainly along and south of I-59, but most communities will start dry. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms South Of I-59 Through Tomorrow
ON THE MAPS: We have a stalled surface boundary near I-59 early this morning; north of that front temperatures have fallen into the low 60s in many places. But, south of the boundary temperatures are ten degrees warmer in the more humid air. The radar is quiet early this morning, but we expect scattered showers and storms to form later today south of the front with a mix of sun and clouds. Chance of any one spot getting wet today is 30/40 percent, and the high will be in the mid 80s. Continue reading
Dry Air Returns To Alabama Thursday
RADAR CHECK: It is a mixed bag of weather across Alabama; the sky is mostly sunny across the Tennessee Valley, and also the southeast part of the state, but scattered showers and storms continue over central counties. they are moving eastward and and producing moderate to heavy rain in a few spots along with some lightning. Temperatures are mostly in the 80s; we will maintain the chance of showers tonight, although they should diminish after sunset. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Around Through Wednesday
RADAR CHECK: A batch of showers and storms is moving through the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham areas early this morning as I write this just before sunrise. Otherwise, the rest of the state is dry with temperatures mostly in the low to mid 70s. There is a stalled surface front just north of I-59, and it won’t move much through Wednesday, meaning we will have the chance of scattered showers and storms around over the southern 2/3 of the state. Continue reading
