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Cold Again Tonight; Rain Returns Friday
NICE WARM-UP: It was as cold as 17 degrees in Alabama this morning (that was the low at Black Creek and Addison)… but with a strong December sun we have warmed into the 50s this afternoon. We go below freezing again tonight with a clear sky; most locations will see a low in the mid to upper 20s, but colder spots will drop into the low 20s again. Continue reading
Sunny Today; Rain Returns Friday
RAIN RETURNS: Clouds gradually increase tomorrow, but the day should be dry with a high in the 55-59 degree range. An upper low to the west will push rain into the state late tomorrow night and Friday. Models have trended a little slower with the system; it now looks like most of the rain will come from midnight tomorrow night through 6:00 p.m. Friday. Continue reading
Another Cold Night Ahead; Rain By Thursday Night
COLD AGAIN: Despite a bright sunny sky this afternoon; temperatures are about 15 degrees below average for the first day of December… mostly in the 42-47 degree range. Once the sun goes down, we will drop quickly into the sub-freezing range tonight. We project lows early tomorrow in the 20-25 degree range over the northern half of the state; another freeze is likely down to the Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Cold And Dry Weather For Alabama
SUB-FREEZING START: Temperatures are in the 20s all the way down to the Gulf Coast this morning; Mobile reports 28 degrees just before daybreak. The sky is clear, but a west wind persists, keeping temperatures in the mid 20s over North Alabama. Today will be sunny with a high between 45 and 50 over the northern half of the state. Continue reading
Windy, Cold Afternoon With Some Snow/Sleet
COLD NOVEMBER DAY: As advertised, this has been a windy and cold late November day across Alabama; temperatures are settling into the 30s over the northern half of the state, and we have snow flurries, snow showers, and patches of light sleet continuing on radar. Temperatures will remain above freezing while the precipitation falls, and there won’t be any impact. Continue reading
Windy, Cold, Snow Flurries/Showers Today
WINTER-LIKE DAY: Temperatures will go the wrong way across Alabama today following the system that brought soaking rains and wind to the state yesterday and last night. We are in the 40s at daybreak, but look for 30s by mid to late morning with an icy north wind. As a deep upper trough swings through, it will squeeze out snow flurries and showers in the cold air over the northern half of the state today and early tonight. Continue reading
Rain Moving Into West Alabama; Dry Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: A large mass of rain, with a few embedded thunderstorms, is moving into West Alabama this afternoon as a wave of low pressure forms on a stalled front to the south. Rain will continue to push into the state tonight; the most widespread rain comes over the southern 2/3 of the state. We note SPC has defined a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for the southwest corner of the state through tonight. Continue reading
Some Light Rain Tonight; A Big Soaking Sunday
ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES: A wave of low pressure will move along a stalled surface front over South Alabama today; we note a few showers from near Montgomery to Opelika early this morning just north of the front. The wave will bring rain to about the southern 2/3 of the state later today and tonight. Continue reading
Active Weather Pattern Through Next Week
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today; we are on a holiday schedule** TERRIFIC THANKSGIVING: We have nothing but sunshine over the northern half of Alabama on this Thanksgiving afternoon; we are seeing just a few isolated showers over the southeast … Continue reading
Dry Thanksgiving For North/Central Alabama; Active Pattern Continues
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! A cold front is pushing through South Alabama this morning with a band of showers; drier air continues to filter into the northern counties of the state. For North/Central Alabama, today will be partly to mostly sunny with a high between 65 and 70 degrees. Showers will remain possible over the southern quarter of the state south of the front, but amounts there will be fairly light and spotty. Continue reading
