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Mostly Dry Weather Continues Through Saturday
DRY DAYS: A dry airmass covers Alabama this afternoon, and the entire state is shower-free at mid-afternoon. Temperatures are mostly in the 88-92 degree range, and tonight will be mostly clear with a low in the low 70s. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Through Saturday
QUIET PATTERN: Most of Alabama will remain rain-free through the beginning of the Labor Day weekend as an upper ridge continues to hold over the region. A few isolated showers could pop up during the afternoon and evening hours near the Tennessee state line, but odds of any one spot getting wet for most of the state will be only around 10 percent through Saturday. Continue reading
Showers Remain Very Isolated Through Saturday
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today** RADAR CHECK: As expected, there is nothing on radar across Alabama as of mid-afternoon. The sky is partly to mostly sunny, and temperatures are mostly in the 87-90 degree range. A rogue shower can’t … Continue reading
Showers Few And Far Between Through Saturday
QUIET PATTERN: A strengthening upper ridge will bring a pretty quiet weather pattern to Alabama through the beginning of the holiday weekend. We are expecting mostly sunny days and fair nights, and any afternoon showers will be very isolated. Odds of any one spot getting wet are only 10-20 percent each afternoon. Temperatures will heat up; highs will be mostly in the low 90s through Friday. Continue reading
Hotter/Drier Weather Ahead For Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are most active over the northern and eastern counties of Alabama this afternoon; like recent days the stronger storms are producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Away from the showers, the sky is partly sunny with temperatures not far from 90 degrees. Continue reading
Alabama Trending Hotter/Drier After Today
SCATTERED STORMS LATER TODAY: The radar is quiet early this morning, but scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop in the moist, unstable airmass across Alabama later today and tonight. Most of the showers will come from noon to midnight, and odds of any one spot getting wet are 50/60 percent. Otherwise, look for a partly sunny sky today with a high around 90 degrees. Continue reading
Hotter, Drier Weather For Alabama Later This Week
RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have a number of showers and strong thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon. They are moving eastward, and stronger storms are producing very heavy rain, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. SPC maintains a low end, “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for the northern half of the state through the evening hours. Continue reading
Scattered Storms Later Today; Heat Levels Rising In Coming Days
LAST DAY OF METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER: While this is indeed the last day of meteorological summer, please understand Alabama has some very hot weather during the month of September. In fact, the hottest temperature on record in Alabama came on September 5, 1925, when Centreville in Bibb County soared to 112 degrees. It doesn’t magically turn cooler on September 1. Continue reading
Sun/Scattered Showers And Storms For The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Several bands of showers and thunderstorms are across Alabama this afternoon, southeast of the circulation of former Hurricane Laura, which is turning eastward through Tennessee and Kentucky. So far there have been no tornadoes in Alabama, but the risk of brief, isolated “spin up” tornadoes will continue through the evening hours, especially over the northwest part of the state. Be weather aware, and pay attention to warnings if any are needed. Continue reading
Isolated Tornadoes Possible This Afternoon Over Northwest Alabama
ACTIVE DAY: The remnant circulation of former Hurricane Laura will turn eastward today, passing north of Alabama. We have a very moist, tropical air mass in place this morning, and as the air heats and becomes more unstable this afternoon there is a chance of a few stronger storms in the spiral bands wrapping into the circulation to the north. With fairly high SRH (Storm Relative Helicity) values, a few storms might show some rotation, and there is the risk of a few isolated, brief tornadoes. Continue reading
