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Hotter, Drier Weather Ahead For Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Again today, scattered showers and storms have formed across Alabama, some of them producing very heavy rain. They are moving to the south/southeast, and will slowly diminish after sunset. Away from the storms, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures around 90 degrees at mid-afternoon. Continue reading
Scattered Storms Later Today; Trending Hotter/Drier Over The Weekend
HOT, HUMID DAYS AHEAD: Today’s weather across Alabama will feature a partly sunny sky with a high close to 90 degrees; the average high for Birmingham on July 23 is 91. Random, scattered showers and thunderstorms will form this afternoon and early tonight… like recent days heavier storms will be very efficient rain producers and a few isolated flash flooding issues could develop. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Again Tomorrow; Trending Drier This Weekend
RADAR CHECK: We have the classic case of “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” across Alabama today. Showers and storms are moving slowly to the east/southeast, and stronger storms are dumping heavy amounts of rain in this moist, unstable airmass. Away from the showers, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures in the 87-90 degree range. Showers will fade tonight once the sun goes down. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Forming Again Later Today
WARM, HUMID SUMMER DAYS: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through tomorrow. Warm, humid days with a mix of sun and clouds, along with scattered showers and thunderstorms, most active from about 1:00 until 9:00 p.m. Like recent days, the heavier storms will bring heavy rain and the threat of isolated flooding issues, and the high will be in the 87-90 degree range for most places. Continue reading
Hotter, Drier Pattern Begins By The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: We have a number of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon; the stronger storms are producing heavy rain. But, the sun is out in some places with temperatures mostly in the 80s. We note a slow cyclonic motion with the showers today thanks to a broad low pressure area over Alabama; showers and storms will fade late tonight after sunset. Continue reading
Wet At Times Through Friday; Drier/Hotter Weekend Ahead
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS: The overall weather pattern won’t change much across Alabama through Friday. Warm, humid days, intervals of sun, and a number of showers and storms each day, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Stronger storms will dump heavy amounts of rain, and isolated flooding issues are possible Continue reading
Scattered To Numerous Showers/Storms Through Friday, Then Drier
RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have a number of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon in the moist, unstable airmass in place. The most widespread rain is in a broad band from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham to Montgomery and Phenix City at mid-afternoon; heavier storms are producing torrential rain, and a flash flood watch remains in effect for much of North and Central Alabama through tonight. Continue reading
Occasional Showers/Storms Through Mid-Week; Drier This Weekend
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES: A layer of deep moisture remains over Alabama this morning, and with a broad upper trough nearby, we expect occasional showers and thunderstorms to continue through mid-week. Understand there will be some good breaks in the rain, and you might see the sun at times, but when showers and storms do form they will be very efficient rain producers in this kind of airmass. Continue reading
Occasional Showers/Storms Through Wednesday
RADAR CHECK: At mid-afternoon rain is concentrated over parts of East and South Alabama; heavier downpours are lined up in the broad zone from Mobile to Dothan, and northeast of Birmingham. The sky is mostly cloudy over the rest of the state, although the sun is out over parts of West and Southeast Alabama. Temperatures are well below average, with readings around 80 degrees at most locations. Continue reading
Occasional Showers/Thunderstorms Through Tomorrow
WET PATTERN PERSISTS: A persistent upper trough over the region will keep the weather across Alabama unsettled through the first half of the week. We have a number of showers and storms on radar early this morning, and we expect a mostly cloudy sky through tomorrow statewide with occasional showers and thunderstorms. No risk of organized severe storms, but the stronger ones will produce heavy rain and lots of lightning. Continue reading
