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Wetter Pattern Ahead For Alabama; Tropics Remain Very Active
RADAR CHECK: As advertised, showers have returned to Alabama this afternoon. so far they are most numerous south of I-20 and east of I-65, and they are moving westward. Otherwise the sky is partly sunny this afternoon with temperatures in the 80s. Showers will fade away tonight as the air cools and becomes more stable. Continue reading
A Few Scattered Showers Possible Later Today; Eyes On The Tropics
MOISTURE LEVELS RISING: We will bring in the chance of a few scattered showers this afternoon across Alabama; odds of any one spot getting wet will be around one in four. Otherwise, today will be partly sunny and a little more humid with a high in the upper 80s. The average high for September 10 at Birmingham is 87. Continue reading
Moisture Levels Slowly Rise In Coming Days
WARM, DRY AFTERNOON: Another quiet day in the weather office. The sky is mostly sunny across Alabama with temperatures generally in the upper 80s, right at seasonal averages. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low between 69 and 73 degrees. Continue reading
Scattered Showers Return Tomorrow; Warm Afternoons
ANOTHER QUIET DAY AHEAD: We expect few, if any showers over the northern 2/3 of Alabama today… the sky will be partly to mostly sunny with a high in the 87-90 degree range. The average high for Birmingham on September 9 is 88. Isolated showers could form this afternoon over South Alabama, but even there most communities will remain dry. Continue reading
Scattered Showers Return Thursday/Friday
WARM, QUIET DAY: The sky is partly sunny across much of Alabama with temperatures in the upper 80s at mid-afternoon. There are a few isolated showers over the southwest counties of the state, but the day is rain-free across the rest of the state. We also note a little smoke filtering into Alabama in the high altitudes from the western U.S. wildfires. Continue reading
Warm, Mostly Dry Weather Continues Through Tomorrow
QUIET PATTERN: We aren’t expecting much change in Alabama’s weather through tomorrow; mostly sunny warm days and fair pleasant nights. Highs will be in the 87-90 degree range; the average high for Birmingham on September 8 is 88. Morning lows will remain mostly in the 60s. Any afternoon showers will be confined to the southern quarter of the state, and even there they will be pretty isolated. Continue reading
Dry Labor Day For Alabama
WARM, PLEASANT DAY: As advertised, this is a sunny, warm, pleasant Labor Day across Alabama. The humidity is low, and temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 80s at mid-afternoon. Tonight will be clear with a low in the 60s. Continue reading
Sunny, Pleasant Labor Day For Alabama
SUNNY LABOR DAY: The air is dry, and today will be another sunny day with fairly low humidity. The high this afternoon will be in the upper 80s for most communities; the average high for September 7 at Birmingham is 88. Continue reading
Cold Front Moving Into North Alabama; Lower Humidity Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: A few showers and storms have formed over far North Alabama along a southward moving cold front, otherwise most of the state is hot and dry with a good supply of sunshine. Temperatures are mostly in the low 90s, but we are seeing some mid 90s over the western counties of the state. The front will move through the northern half of the state tonight, but other than the Tennessee Valley it will pass through in mostly dry fashion. Continue reading
Only Isolated Showers Later Today; Lower Humidity Tomorrow
QUIET WEATHER THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND: Today will be another mostly sunny day for Alabama with a high in the low 90s; the average high for September 4 at Birmingham is 89. We will mention a few isolated showers this afternoon or early tonight over the northern third of the state ahead of a cold front, but moisture will be very limited, and most places will remain dry. Continue reading
