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Only Isolated Showers Today; Higher Rain Chance Tomorrow
MOSTLY DRY TODAY: Precipitable water values are a bit lower across Alabama this morning, and we expect only isolated afternoon showers and storms this afternoon and into the evening hours. Odds of any one spot getting wet are 15-20 percent… otherwise look for a partly to mostly sunny sky today with a high around 90 degrees. The average high for Birmingham on June 28 is 90. Continue reading
Rain Over South Alabama Tonight; Statewide Tomorrow
TROPICAL SOAKER AHEAD: A broad tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico (Potential Tropical Cyclone 3) has spread a large mass of rain onto the Gulf Coast this afternoon… elsewhere across Alabama the sky is partly sunny with temperatures mostly in the 87-90 degree range. Clouds will thicken tonight as the tropical low moves northward. Continue reading
Tropical Rain Ahead For Alabama
EYES ON THE GULF: A developing tropical system promises to bring a good soaking to much of Alabama over the next 48 hours. But, early this morning there is no rain on radar, and temperatures are mostly in the 60s. The northern half of the state will stay dry today with a partly sunny sky along with a high in the low 90s. To the south, rain moves into Southwest Alabama by early afternoon, and will slowly spread northward tonight. Continue reading
Dry Tomorrow; Tropical Rain Arrives Saturday
ANOTHER DRY JUNE DAY: The sky is mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures generally in the 87-91 degree range. The sky will be mostly fair tonight with a low in the mid to upper 60s. Continue reading
Dry Today; Tropical Rain Over The Weekend
DRY AGAIN TODAY: Temperatures are in the 58-64 degree range across much of Alabama early this morning, we expect another mostly sunny day ahead with a high around 90 degrees this afternoon. The average high for Birmingham on June 17 is 89. Continue reading
Tropical Rains Arrive Over The Weekend
DRY JUNE DAY: The entire state of Alabama is rain-free this afternoon, very unusual for June. A dry airmass covers the state, and with a sunny sky temperatures are mostly in the mid 80s. Dewpoints are in the 50s, and tonight will be clear and pleasant with a low between 58 and 64 degrees for most communities. Continue reading
Dry For Most Of The State Through Friday; Tropical Rain For The Weekend
Today will be another sunny day with a high the mid to upper 80s, and the humidity levels will remain low for mid-June. Dry weather continues tomorrow, but some rain could move into extreme South Alabama Friday as a tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico approaches the coast. The northern 2/3 of the state will remain rain-free Friday with afternoon highs around 90 degrees. Continue reading
Most Of Alabama Dry Through Friday; Pleasant Nights
RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is dry this afternoon; we do note a band of strong to severe thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast from Dauphin Island to Panama City Beach. These storms are moving southward, and should be off the coast soon. Tonight will be mostly fair and very pleasant with lows mostly in the 60-65 degree range, but cooler spots over the northern half of the state will dip into the 50s. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Weather For Alabama Through Friday; Watching The Gulf
LOWER HUMIDITY: Drier air continues to advance into Alabama this morning, and for the northern 2/3 of the state today will be mostly sunny and not as humid as recent days thanks to the lower dew points. We expect a high this afternoon in the upper 80s. Continue reading
Drier Air Rolling Into North Alabama
RADAR CHECK: A surface boundary, representing the leading edge of drier air, is pushing through North Alabama this afternoon. A few isolated showers and storms have formed ahead of the front; heavier storms are over East-Central Alabama at mid- afternoon around the I-85 corridor. Those storms will continue to push southward over the next few hours as the dry air moves into the northern half of the state. Continue reading
