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Mostly Dry Week Ahead; Frost Possible Early Thursday
PLEASANT SPRING WEATHER CONTINUES: Dry air covers Alabama this morning… we expect a good supply of sunshine today with a high in the low 70s. Tomorrow will be partly to mostly sunny with a high in the 72-75 degree range, still a little below average for mid-April. Continue reading
Some Light Rain Tonight/Tomorrow Morning
RADAR CHECK: Not much on radar across Alabama this afternoon; we are seeing more clouds than sun on satellite images and temperatures are in the mid 60s for most places, about ten degrees below average for April 16. Continue reading
Some Rain At Times Tonight/Tomorrow Morning
WET AT TIMES: A disturbance will bring some rain to Alabama over the next 48 hours. While a few sprinkles are possible today, most of the daytime hours will be dry… clouds will increase with a high in the upper 60s. Rain is likely at times tonight and tomorrow morning; heaviest rain will come over Southwest Alabama where a flash flood watch remains in effect for Mobile and Washington counties. Continue reading
Rain Returns Tomorrow Night/Saturday Morning
QUIET AFTERNOON: As advertised, the sky has become mostly sunny across North and Central Alabama this afternoon with temperatures around 70 degrees. Clouds linger over the southern counties, but there is nothing there on radar. The weather will be cool and dry statewide tonight… temperatures will drop into the mid 40s over the northern half of the state. Continue reading
Clearing Later Today; More Rain Arrives Tomorrow Night
RADAR CHECK: Rain and strong storms are moving along the Alabama Gulf Coast early this morning, and there is some patchy light rain over the northern counties as well. All of this rain will move out of the state by mid-morning, and the sky becomes partly to mostly sunny by late morning, and into the afternoon as drier air arrives. The high today will be in the 67-71 degree range. Continue reading
Light Rain At Times Tonight; Clearing Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Rain continues to fall this afternoon over much of East, Central, and Southwest Alabama. There have been a few embedded thunderstorms today, but they have been well below severe limits. We will maintain the chance of some rain at times tonight and early tomorrow, but a punch of dry air rolls into the state during the day tomorrow with a clearing sky. Continue reading
Rain Returns To Alabama Later Today/Tonight
RAIN RETURNS: Today will be cloudy and considerably cooler; most places won’t get past the low 70s today. And, rain will move into the state by late morning into the midday hours. A few thunderstorms are possible this afternoon; SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for Mobile, Baldwin, and Washington counties, but severe weather won’t be an issue for most of the state. Continue reading
Periods Of Rain Tomorrow; Cooler
RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling over parts of Southwest Alabama this afternoon… the rest of the state is dry with a partly sunny sky. Temperatures are in the mid 80s over parts of North and Central Alabama where the sun is out; the southern counties are in the 70s because of clouds. Rain and thunderstorms will increase over Southwest Alabama tonight, and there will be periods of rain statewide tomorrow. Continue reading
Warm, Dry Again Today; Rain At Times Tomorrow
ANOTHER VERY WARM APRIL DAY: With a partly to mostly sunny sky, we project temperatures in the 84-88 degree range this afternoon, about ten degrees above average for mid-April in Alabama. The record high today for Birmingham is 88 set in 2017… we don’t expect that to be broken, but it will be close. Clouds will increase tonight. Continue reading
Warm Tomorrow; Showers Wednesday
SUNNY, WARM AFTERNOON: Temperatures are in the 80 to 85 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a cloudless sky. The average high for April 12 at Birmingham is 75. Tonight will be clear with a low mostly in the mid to upper 50s. Continue reading
