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High Impact Wind Event For Alabama Tonight
ZETA NEARING LANDFALL: Hurricane Zeta, despite cooler shelf water and strong winds aloft, doesn’t want to weaken this afternoon. Sustained winds are 110 mph, and landfall comes shortly across Southeast Louisiana. The core remnant circulation will race through Alabama tonight. Continue reading
Potential High Impact Wind Event For Alabama Tonight
ZETA APPROACHING: Zeta is a hurricane again early this morning in the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 85 mph. It will move into Southeast Louisiana late this afternoon, and race rapidly through Alabama tonight. Continue reading
Zeta Brings Rain To Alabama Tomorrow/Tomorrow Night
QUIET AFTERNOON: The sky is mostly cloudy across Alabama this afternoon, but there are very few showers on radar. Temperatures are mostly in the 70s, but north and west of the state we are seeing 30s and 40s over Arkansas behind a front that is near the northwest corner of Alabama. The front won’t move much over the next 48 hours. Continue reading
Tropical Rain Returns Tomorrow/Tomorrow Night
A FEW SHOWERS LATER TODAY: Alabama’s weather will remain generally quiet today, although a few scattered showers are possible this afternoon as moisture levels begins to rise. We expect a mix of sun and clouds with a high around 80 degrees for most communities. Continue reading
Zeta To Bring Rain To Alabama Wednesday/Thursday
PARTLY SUNNY, MILD MONDAY AFTERNOON: Temperatures are mostly in the mid 70s across Alabama this afternoon with a partly sunny sky. No rain on radar, and the weather stays dry tonight. Tomorrow will be a tad warmer, with low 80s in most spots. A few scattered showers could show up tomorrow afternoon over the southern half of the state, but North Alabama will remain dry. Continue reading
More Tropical Rain Ahead For Alabama This Week
QUIET MONDAY: Alabama’s weather will stay calm today; look for a high in the mid 70s this afternoon with potential for a little sun through the stubborn clouds later in the day. The average high for Birmingham on October 26 is 72. The high tomorrow will be close to 80 with more clouds than sun. The weather for most of the state will remain dry, although a few scattered showers could show up by tomorrow afternoon over South Alabama. Continue reading
Sunday Morning Look At Tropical Storm Zeta
Tropical Storm Zeta, with winds of 40 mph this morning, is expected to become a hurricane by tomorrow night as it moves over the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. Then, it weakens into a tropical storm Wednesday as it approaches … Continue reading
Cold Night Ahead; Nothing But Sun Over The Weekend
COLD NIGHT AHEAD: With a clear sky and diminishing wind, we project a low in the 34-42 degree range for most communities early tomorrow morning with a chance of scattered light frost. A frost advisory has been issued for the far northern part of the state. Continue reading
Much Cooler Rolls Into Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: We have some light rain early this morning over parts of West and North Alabama behind a cold front that is now over the southern part of the state. The rain will end within the next couple of hours, and the sky becomes sunny by late morning as much cooler air rolls into the Deep South. The high today will be only in the mid 60s; the average high for Birmingham on October 16 is 75. Continue reading
Much Cooler Tomorrow; Beautiful Weekend Ahead
COLD FRONT GETTING CLOSE: A cold front is near the northwest corner of Alabama this afternoon, behind the front Memphis reports only 63 degrees at 2p CT with a chilly northwest wind. But, ahead of the front, temperatures across Alabama are mostly in the 77-81 degree range with a partly to mostly sunny sky. The front will pass through in dry fashion tonight. Continue reading
