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Cold Front Arrives Tonight With A Few Showers
COLD FRONT TONIGHT: A cold front will pass through tonight, putting an end to the spring-like warmth. A few showers will accompany the front, but rain amounts will be fairly light, and there is no risk of severe thunderstorms. Tomorrow will be partly sunny, windy, and much colder with a high in the 47-50 degree range. A north wind of 12-22 mph will make it feel colder. Continue reading
Record Warmth Again Today; Much Colder Tomorrow
ONE MORE DAY OF WARMTH: The record high for Birmingham today is 76 set in 1999 and 1957; we are forecasting a high of 78 this afternoon. Some communities over in West Alabama could touch 80 degrees as our spring preview continues. The day should be dry with a mix of sun and clouds; severe storms are possible north and west of our state ahead of a sharp cold front. Continue reading
Record Warmth Tomorrow; Much Colder Friday
ANOTHER SPRING-LIKE AFTERNOON: Birmingham is enjoying a temperature of 74 degrees at 3:00p CT… within two degrees of the record high today, 76 set in 1999. The sky features more clouds than sun, and we have a few showers on radar, mainly over the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama. Continue reading
Near Record Warmth Through Tomorrow, Then Much Colder
JUST LIKE SPRING: Not much change in the Alabama weather situation through tomorrow; today will feature more clouds than sun along with the chance of a few widely scattered showers. The high this afternoon will rise into the 71-74 degree range. Tomorrow looks generally dry with a mix of sun and clouds… the afternoon high will be between 74 and 77. Continue reading
Turning Sharply Colder Friday
FEBRUARY WARMTH CONTINUES THROUGH MID-WEEK: Temperatures are generally in the low 70s across Alabama this afternoon; the sky is mostly cloudy over the western counties at mid-afternoon, with a partly sunny sky to the east. There is very little on radar. Continue reading
Highs In The 70s Through Mid-Week; Much Colder Friday
SPRING PREVIEW CONTINUES: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through tomorrow. Both days will feature more clouds than sun, and there will be some risk of scattered showers… but nothing really heavy or widespread. Look for a high in the low 70s; the average high for February 5 at Birmingham is 56. Continue reading
Spring-Like Warmth Through Thursday
RADAR CHECK: We little rain statewide on radar this afternoon; the sky is mostly cloudy with temperatures in the 60s. We will maintain the chance of a few widely scattered showers tonight. Continue reading
Spring-Like Weather Through Thursday
RADAR CHECK: A band of showers has moved into West Alabama early this morning; this area of rain will keep moving eastward in coming hours. Nothing too heavy, and no thunder. Otherwise today will be a mostly cloudy and mild day with a high in the 60s for most places. Some South Alabama communities could reach the low 70s. Continue reading
February Thaw Through Much Of Next Week
FINE FEBRUARY AFTERNOON: While clouds are over South Alabama with a few showers, the northern half of the stage is enjoying a mostly sunny sky with temperatures in the 60s. We stay above freezing tonight with a low around 40 degrees for most communities. Continue reading
Mild Weekend Ahead; Just A Few Showers
WARMING TREND CONTINUES: Temperatures will climb to around 60 degrees this afternoon with a partly sunny sky as the warming trend continues. Mild weather will continue over the weekend, but we won’t see as much sun tomorrow and Sunday as moisture levels rise. We will mention the chance of a few isolated showers tomorrow and Sunday, but a decent part of the weekend will be dry. Highs will be in the 60s. Continue reading
