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Dry, Warm Afternoon; Moisture Levels Begin To Rise Tomorrow
MARVELOUS MEMORIAL DAY: With a mostly sunny sky, temperatures are generally in the 77-84 degree range across Alabama this afternoon. The sky will stay mostly fair tonight with lows mostly in the 60s. Continue reading
Sunny Memorial Day; Rain Chances Return Later This Week
REST OF THE WEEK: Dry weather continues tomorrow with a partly sunny sky; the high will be in the mid 80s. We will bring in a chance of afternoon showers or storms Wednesday as moisture levels rise, but still much of the day will be dry with a high in the low to mid 80s. Then, on Thursday and Friday, we expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms both days as an unsettled weather pattern develops for the region. The sky feature more clouds than sun both days with highs in the low 80s. Continue reading
Showers/Storms End Later Tonight; Beautiful Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: A band of showers and thunderstorms is pushing through North and West Alabama this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Stronger storms in the line are producing heavy rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds… but the storms so far are well below severe limits. SPC maintains a low end, “marginal risk” (level 1/5) ahead of the line through the evening hours, but the overall severe weather threat is low. Continue reading
A Few Strong Storms Later Today; Dry/Cooler Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: We have a few isolated showers over Northwest Alabama early this morning, with a larger area of rain over West Tennessee and North Mississippi. We expect a general increase in the number of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama later today and tonight ahead an an approaching cold front. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Tomorrow; Then A Dry/Cooler Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Widely scattered showers are over Central and East Alabama this afternoon, otherwise the sky is partly sunny across the state with temperatures generally in the 80s. The scattered showers will diminish tonight after sunset. Continue reading
A Few Scattered Showers/Storms Through Tomorrow; Dry Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: While most of Alabama is dry this morning, we have a cluster of rogue showers over parts of Tuscaloosa and Jefferson counties around sunrise. We expect a mix of sun and clouds today, with potential for more scattered showers or storms this afternoon and this evening. Odds of any one particular location seeing rain today over the northern half of the state is 20-25 percent, and the high will be in the mid 80s. Continue reading
A Few Scattered Showers Over West Alabama This Afternoon
RADAR CHECK: We have a few scattered showers on radar over the western half of the state this afternoon… most of them are north of I-59/20 and west of I-65. The rest of the state is mostly sunny and very warm with temperatures in the 86-91 degree range. The showers will fade away later this evening after sunset, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 60s. Continue reading
A Few Showers For North Alabama This Afternoon/Tonight
A FEW SHOWERS LATER TODAY/TONIGHT: The upper high over the region is weakening a bit, and this should allow development of a few scattered showers and thunderstorms over North Alabama later today and tonight, mostly between 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Best chance of showers will be north of I-20, and odds of any one spot getting wet in that part of the state will be in the 30-40 percent range. Continue reading
Hot May Weather Continues; Only Isolated Showers
RADAR CHECK: We actually have a few tiny, isolated showers over Northeast Alabama this afternoon, but about 98 percent of Alabama is still hot and dry with temperatures mostly in the low 90s. The sky will be mostly fair tonight with a low in the mid to upper 60s. Continue reading
Hot, Dry Again Today; Showers Possible Late This Week
NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: Today for Birmingham, and most other communities across North/Central Alabama, will be the 13th consecutive day without measurable rain. The sky will be partly to mostly sunny with a high in the low 90s… the average high for May 25 at Birmingham is 84. Continue reading
