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Dry Through The Weekend; Eyes On Eta
FABULOUS AFTERNOON: Another delightful fall day for Alabama with sunshine in full supply and temperatures mostly in the low 70s, right at seasonal averages for early November. Tonight will be clear with a low in the 40s. Continue reading
Dry Through The Weekend; Milder Afternoons
Today will be sunny with a high in the low 70s; the average high for Birmingham on November 4 is 70. We stay dry tomorrow and Friday with a good supply of sunshine; the high tomorrow will be back in the low 70s, followed by mid 70s Friday. Continue reading
Warming Trend Ahead; Dry Through The Weekend
BLUE SKY: Nothing but sunshine across Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 60s. Tonight will be clear and not as cold as last night; lows will be mostly in the 34-40 degree range. Continue reading
Warming Trend Begins This Afternoon
A warming trend begins this afternoon, with sunshine in full supply we expect a high in the mid 60s. Dry weather continues through Friday with sunny days and fair nights; highs tomorrow and Thursday will be in the low 70s, followed by mid 70s Friday. Continue reading
Frost Advisory Tonight; Warmer Later This Week
CLOUDLESS SKY: We have a cobalt blue sky over Alabama this afternoon with temperatures mostly in the upper 50s; the average high for Birmingham on November 2 is 70. Tonight will be clear and cold; we project lows between 28 and 36 over the northern 2/3 of the state, and a frost advisory is in effect with a clear sky and calm wind. Continue reading
Dry Through Friday; Warming Trend Begins Tomorrow Afternoon
Today will be a sunny, cool day with a high only in the upper 50s for most communities; the average high for Birmingham on November 2 is 70. Tonight will be another cold one; some some temperatures early tomorrow morning will be colder than we are seeing this morning thanks to the wind going calm. So, colder spots over the northern half of the state will see another freeze early tomorrow, with some frost as well. Continue reading
Dry Through Next Week; A Freeze For Some Early Monday
NOTHING BUT SUN: After some lingering morning clouds, we have sunshine in full supply across Alabama this afternoon. It is a cool late October day with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s; the average high for Birmingham on October 30 is 71. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low in the 40s. Continue reading
Long Dry Spell Ahead For Alabama
CALM DAYS: The deep upper trough that brought clouds to the northern half of the state last night will move away this morning; we expect a good supply of sunshine today with a high in the mid 60s. The average high for Birmingham on October 30 is 71. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low in the mid 40s for most communities. Continue reading
Cooler Air Rolls In; Dry Through Next Week
BREEZY/COOLER AFTERNOON: A surface front is moving through Alabama this afternoon, setting up a big thermal contrast. Huntsville reports 66 degrees at mid-afternoon, while at the same time Ozark is up to 84. The sky is mostly sunny, although clouds have moved back into Northwest Alabama ahead of an upper trough helping to push the cooler air into the state. Clouds will cover the northern counties of the state at times tonight; the low will be in the mid 40s. Continue reading
Improving Weather Today; Nice Weekend Ahead
ROUGH NIGHT: As expected, we experienced a high impact, widespread wind event across Alabama last night and early this morning as Tropical Storm Zeta moved through. Winds gusted as high as 76 mph across Central Alabama, knocking down thousands of trees. As I write this early this morning, Alabama Power reports 494,000 customers without power, and that number will only rise in coming hours. Many trees came down on homes and cars, but to my knowledge there have been no serious injuries in Alabama. Continue reading
