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Showers Remain Scarce; Hot/Humid Through Next Week
NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: We are in the core of summer, and this is the time of the year when you can pretty much say “hot, humid, and the risk of an afternoon storm in a few spots” and be right every day. Look for a high in the mid 90s today, tomorrow, and Sunday with a partly to mostly sunny sky each day. A few isolated, “pop up” afternoon and evening storms are possible, but they should be few and far between thanks to the ridge aloft over the Deep South. Classic weather for late July in Alabama. Continue reading
Highs In The 90s Through The Weekend
HOT, DRY DAY: A radar check shows no rain across Alabama at mid-afternoon and very few cumulus clouds. Temperatures are in the upper 80s and low 90s, a little below forecast values, and nobody is griping about that. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low in the 70s. Continue reading
Hot, Humid Summer Weather Continues
STILL HOT, STILL HUMID: Alabama’s weather will be pretty much what you expect in mid to late July; we are forecast hot, humid days through the weekend with just a handful of isolated showers and thunderstorms around during the afternoon and evening hours. There is a surface front north of the state today that might bring strong storms to parts of Tennessee, but that front has no chance of moving into Alabama thanks to a strong upper ridge overhead. Continue reading
Active Storms Over South Alabama This Afternoon
RADAR CHECK: We actually have fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms over the southern half of Alabama this afternoon; some spots have received heavy amounts of rain. Where rain is falling, temperatures are in the 70s. However, for North/Central Alabama, showers are very hard to find, with temperatures mostly in the low to mid 90s. Continue reading
Highs Hold In The 90s Through The Weekend
JULY IN ALABAMA: It is the time of the year when the weather doesn’t change much. Say “hot and humid with a few isolated afternoon storms” and you will be right on the money. That is our situation for at least the next seven days as an upper high holds over the Deep South keeping the main westerly winds aloft (the jet stream) well to the north. Continue reading
Hot, Humid Summer Weather Continues; A Few Isolated Storms
HOT SUMMER WEATHER: Temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 90s across Alabama this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny sky. We note a few isolated storms, mainly over the southern half of the state. Those isolated thunderstorms will end this evening, and the sky will be mostly fair overnight. Continue reading
Hot Humid Days; Not Many Showers
HEAT LEVELS RISING: Yesterday’s official high in Birmingham was 90 degrees, one degree below the average of 91. But today we expect a high in the 92-95 degree range as heat levels tick up a bit. The sky will be mostly sunny, and like yesterday any afternoon showers will be very hard to find over the northern half of the state. Continue reading
The Heat Is On
MOSTLY DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY: A few tiny showers are on radar across Alabama this afternoon, but you could count them on one hand, and they are only lasting about 10-15 minutes. Otherwise, the sky is partly to mostly sunny with temperatures generally in the 88-93 degree range. Tonight will be mostly fair and humid. Continue reading
Hottest Week So Far This Year
FOGGY START: A dense fog advisory is in effect for much of Central Alabama this morning; visibilities are quite restricted in some areas. The fog will dissipate by mid-morning. We note some rain over Mobile and Baldwin counties at daybreak today, but most of the state is dry, and we expect much calmer weather today with a good supply of sunshine. Odds of an afternoon shower today are very small (10 percent or less over the northern half of the state for any one given point), and the high will be in the low 90s, right at seasonal averages. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Tomorrow; A Few Strong Storms Possible Sunday
QUIET AFTERNOON: As expected, there is very little on radar across Alabama this afternoon. The sky is partly to mostly sunny, and temperatures are mostly in the low 90s, right at seasonal averages for mid-July. There are a handful of showers over the southern half of the state, and they will dissipate once the sun goes down. Continue reading
