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Early Afternoon Look at Dorian
Dorian is now a hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph. NHC is forecasting major hurricane status over the Labor Day weekend as it approaches the East Coast of Florida. Continue reading
Dry Weather Through Saturday; Lower Humidity
FOGGY START: A dense fog advisory is in effect for Northeast Alabama this morning; visibility is very restricted in many areas, but that fog should dissipate by mid-morning. Otherwise, today will be partly to mostly sunny over most of Alabama; the high will be in the upper 80s this afternoon. Continue reading
Strong Storms This Evening; Dry Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Showers and strong thunderstorms continue to develop across North and West Alabama this afternoon ahead of a surface front. Heavier storms are producing gusty winds, heavy rain, and lots of lighting as they move east/southeast. Away from the storms, the sky is partly sunny with temperatures in the 80s. Storms will end later tonight as drier air begins to push into North Alabama. Continue reading
Unsettled Weather Continues Today; Drier Tomorrow
WET AT TIMES: We are forecasting scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across Alabama today as a very moist airmass remains in place, and a surface front approaches. We do expect some sun today, and it will be warmer with a high back in the mid 80s for most communities. Continue reading
Drier Air Arrives Wednesday
WET SUMMER DAY: As advertised, this has been a very wet late August day across Alabama, and rain remains widespread across the state this afternoon. Temperatures are only in the 70s due to clouds and rain, and Fort Payne reports a cool 68 degrees at mid-afternoon. Periods of rain will continue tonight as an upper trough interacts with deep tropical moisture in place across the state. Continue reading
Beneficial Summer Rain For Alabama
WET DAY: A deep layer of tropical moisture remains over Alabama today, and with an upper trough to the west we expect a wet late summer day with occasional rain and possibly a few thunderstorms. No severe storms, and we don’t expect any flooding issues today (we did have some yesterday around Muscle Shoals, where 5-7 inches of rain came down in only two hours). There is a good chance many communities will hold in the 70s all day because of clouds and rain; the average high at Birmingham on August 26 is 90. Continue reading
Wet, Unsettled Weather Through Early Next Week
ACTIVE AFTERNOON: Clusters of showers and thunderstorms continue to move eastward across Alabama this afternoon; a flash flood warning is in effect for parts of Jefferson and Shelby Counties… the southeast part of the Birmingham metro; radar suggests 2-3 inches of rain has fallen in this area. Continue reading
Wet At Times Through Early Next Week
UNSETTLED PATTERN SETS UP: With an increasingly moist and unstable airmass, we are expecting rather unsettled weather across Alabama today, over the weekend, and into early next week. This will give much of the state a chance of receiving beneficial rain over the next five days. Continue reading
Unsettled Weather In The Days Ahead
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are most numerous over West and South Alabama at mid-afternoon, otherwise the sky is partly sunny with temperatures generally in the 87-90 degree range. Additional showers and storms could form anywhere through midnight. Continue reading
Showers/Storms To Increase In Coming Days
UNSETTLED PATTERN: The air across Alabama will become more unstable in coming days, and moisture levels will rise, setting the stage for an unsettled pattern through the weekend. We expect a mix of sun and clouds today and tomorrow with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, mostly between 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight. Odds of any one spot getting wet both days are 50 to 70 percent, and afternoon highs will be mostly in the upper 80s. Continue reading
