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Dry With Cool Nights, Pleasant Days
Today will be a picture perfect fall day with sunshine in full supply, low humidity, and a high in the low 70s for most places. Tonight will most likely be the coolest night so far this season; colder pockets could reach the upper 30s by daybreak tomorrow. Continue reading
Cooler Air Moves Into Alabama Tonight
SUNNY AFTERNOON: We are enjoying a sunny sky across Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are in the 76-80 degree range at most places. The average high for Birmingham on October 1 is 80. A new surge of cooler air moves into the state tonight; we drop into 40s early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
No Rain For Alabama Anytime Soon
DRY DAYS: October is the driest month of the year in Alabama based on averages, and this year the month is starting off with a long dry spell. No rain through Sunday with sunny days and clear nights. Temperatures rise … Continue reading
Dry Air = Severe Clear
NOT A CLOUD: It is a cloudless sky across Alabama and the adjacent states this afternoon as a very dry airmass has settled into the region. The humidity is low, and temperatures are mostly in the mid 70s. The average high for Birmingham on September 30 is 80. Tonight will be clear and cool with lows generally in the 50s, but colder spots will go down in the 40s again. Continue reading
Dry Through Next Week; Cool Nights And Mild Days
TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Dry weather continues. A fresh surge of cool, dry air arrives Friday, and that could push some of the colder spots into the upper 30s early Saturday morning. Look for sunny days and fair nights through Saturday. A few scattered clouds will show up Sunday with an upper trough passing through, but for now the air looks too dry for any rain across the state. Continue reading
Long Dry Spell Ahead For Alabama; Cool Nights
RADAR CHECK: We still have a few patches of light rain over Southeast Alabama, but the sky has become partly sunny across much of the state as drier air punches into the state in the wake of a passing long wave upper trough. The average high for Birmingham on September 29 is 81; some East Alabama communities are twenty degrees below that level this afternoon. We are seeing low to mid 70s over on the western side of the state where the sun is back in full force. Continue reading
Lingering Showers; Much Cooler Today
MUCH COOLER: A cold front passed through Alabama yesterday and last night, and temperatures today will be a good 10-20 degrees cooler than yesterday for most communities. Communities north of Birmingham most likely won’t get out of the 60s; highs will be in the 70s over the southern 2/3 of the state. And, a deep long wave upper trough is approaching the state this morning; this feature is still producing clouds and showers in scattered pockets. Continue reading
Much Cooler Air Moves Into Alabama Tonight
ON THE MAP: A cold front is pushing through Northwest Alabama this afternoon, setting up a big thermal contrast across the state. At 2p CT, Tuscaloosa reported 86 degrees, but on the other side of the front Haleyville was at a cool 63 degrees, making for a 24 degree swing on either side of the boundary. Showers and a few strong thunderstorms are along the front; heavier storms will be capable of producing strong gusty winds, but the overall severe weather threat is low this afternoon. Continue reading
Showers And A Few Strong Storms Later Today; Much Cooler Tomorrow
COLD FRONT ON THE WAY: A cold front will push into Alabama later today, and will bring a band of showers and thunderstorms to the state. A few of the storms could be strong this afternoon; SPC has much of the state in a low end “marginal risk” (level 1/5). Continue reading
Warmer Over The Weekend; Showers Return Sunday
CLOUDY FRIDAY: Most of Alabama is covered by clouds this afternoon, although the sky is sunny along the Gulf Coast. We had some drizzle in scattered spots earlier today, but there is nothing on radar this afternoon, and tonight will be generally rain-free statewide with lows in the 60s. Continue reading
