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Dry Pattern Continues Across Alabama
QUIET, PLEASANT SUMMER WEATHER CONTINUES: Temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 80s across Alabama this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Dewpoints remain low, and tonight will be fair and pleasant with a low in the 60s for most places… but we still could see some upper 50s for cooler pockets. Continue reading
Generally Dry Weather Continues Through The Weekend
DRY DAYS: Today will be another sunny day with low humidity levels; the high will be in the 85-88 degree range for most communities. The average high for July 25 at Birmingham is 91. Continue reading
Dry Weather Continues Through Friday
BLUE SKY: For a change, the weather across Alabama today is not really hot (temperatures are in the low to mid 80s), not humid (the humidity at Birmingham is 32 percent at 3pm CT), and hot hazy (we are enjoying a cobalt blue sky). Tonight will bring another taste of fall; we project lows mostly in the 58-64 degree range early tomorrow morning with a clear sky. Continue reading
Lots Of Sun; Lower Humidity Levels
TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: The northern two-thirds of the state will stay dry tomorrow and Friday with sunny days and fair, pleasant nights. Highs will be in the upper 80s. A few scattered showers are possible over South Alabama Friday as moisture levels begin to rise. Continue reading
A Touch Of Fall In The Air
REFRESHING CHANGE: The long awaited surface front is pushing through South Alabama this afternoon… drier air continues to flow into the northern part of the state with a partly sunny sky, lower humidity levels, and below average temperatures. Birmingham reports only 78 degrees at 2:00p CT… the record low maximum fo July 23 is 78, set in 1938. We will probably creep up toward 80 before the day is over, but this is still over 10 degrees below average. Continue reading
July Front Pushing Into Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Patches of mostly light rain continue this morning mainly in areas south and east of Birmingham ahead of a rather rare July surface front over the Tennessee Valley. This front will continue to push southward today, and by afternoon almost all of the showers and storms will be down over the southern half of the state. The sky becomes partly sunny over North Alabama with a high in the mid 80s. Continue reading
“Cold” Front Pushes Through Tomorrow
CHANGES AHEAD: Generally dry weather is the story for Alabama this afternoon, with temperatures mostly in the 86-90 degree range. But, to the north, we are seeing numerous showers and thunderstorms over Tennessee in association with a surface front dropping southward into the Deep South. Those showers and storms will move into North Alabama in coming hours, and will continue to move southward tonight. Continue reading
Rare July “Cold” Front On The Way
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES THIS WEEK: A blanket of moist air remains parked over Alabama today, and the radar is quiet this morning. Showers and storms will develop later today in scattered spots during the peak of the daytime heating process. We project a high today between 87 and 90 degrees for most communities. Continue reading
Heavy Rain For Parts Of Alabama
FLOODING ISSUES FOR EAST ALABAMA: Very high precipitable water values, combined with a weak disturbance aloft led to slow moving thunderstorms developing over parts of Alabama this morning. Significant flooding was reported in Calhoun County. Continue reading
Very Humid With Afternoon Showers/Storms
MUST BE MID-SUMMER: All of the usual summer elements will remain in Alabama’s forecast through the weekend. Heat, humidity, and random, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Most (but not necessarily all) of the showers will come from 1:00 until 11:00 p.m., during the peak of the daytime heating process. Coverage of the rain should be highest tomorrow. Continue reading
