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Rain Thursday Night; Cool, Dry Weekend
PLEASANT FALL WEATHER TODAY/TOMORROW: We are forecasting a high near 70 degrees today, followed by low 70s tomorrow, as our warming trend continues. The sky today will be partly sunny today, and mostly sunny tomorrow as dry air remains in place. The average high for November 5 at Birmingham is 69. Continue reading
Rain Returns Late Thursday/Thursday Night
COOL, DRY DAY: Temperatures are mostly in the 58-64 degree range over the northern half of the state, and the sky is generally cloudy (although there are some spots seeing sunshine). Clouds will linger over much of the state tonight, and a few sprinkles are possible over Southeast Alabama, but most places will stay dry. Continue reading
Rain Returns Before The Week Is Over
Look for a mix of sun and clouds today with a high in the 60s; tonight will be mostly cloudy and not as cold as recent nights. A weak surface trough could squeeze out a few small showers over Southeast Alabama tonight or tomorrow morning, but most of the state will stay dry. Tomorrow will be partly sunny with a high close to 70 degrees. Continue reading
Sunny Cool Days, Clear Cold Nights
COBALT BLUE SKY: Not a cloud in the Alabama sky this afternoon as a very dry airmass remains in place. Temperatures are generally in the mid 50s; the average high at Birmingham on November 1 is 71. Continue reading
Cool Days, Cold Nights
DRY: Look for sunshine in full supply today with a high in the mid 50s. Tonight will feature another freeze for about the northern half of the state, with widespread frosty likely by early tomorrow morning with a clear sky and light wind. Continue reading
Freeze Warning Tonight For North Alabama
BLUSTERY, COLD HALLOWEEN: As advertised, the coldest air so far season is settling into Alabama this afternoon. Temperatures are mostly in the 40-45 degree range with a brisk northwest wind. Patches of lingering light rain near the Georgia border will end soon. Continue reading
Cold, Blustery Halloween
COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA: On the maps this morning we have a cold front over the northwest part of Alabama; behind the front temperatures are falling quickly through the 50s, but ahead of the front we have low 70s. … Continue reading
Coldest Air So Far This Season Arrives Tomorrow
TONIGHT: SPC maintains a low end, “marginal risk (level 1/5) of severe storms for all of Alabama tonight and early tomorrow morning as a cold front approaches. Severe weather parameters are not impressive; instability values are low, and lapse rates are weak. But, some of the storms along the front could produce gusty winds, and there is a small chance of a brief, isolated tornado. The window for heavier storms along the front will come from 2:00 until 8:00 a.m. Continue reading
Wet/Stormy Today And Tonight; Much Colder Tomorrow
MORE BENEFICIAL RAIN: A large rain mass covers Alabama this morning ahead of a storm system and cold front over the nation’s mid-section. Periods of rain and a few thunderstorms will continue statewide through tomorrow morning, and some of the storms could be strong. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Tomorrow; Much Colder Thursday
THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds cover much of Alabama this afternoon, and rain continues to fall on areas south of a line from Auburn to Montgomery to Camden. Temperatures over the northern half of the state are mostly in the upper 60s and low 70s; the average high at Birmingham on October 29 is 71. Continue reading
