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Dry Through Friday; A Cold Rain This Weekend
COLDER AIR: With a partly to mostly sunny sky, we project a high only in the 40s for North Alabama today, with 50s fo the southern counties of the state. A freeze is likely late tonight early tomorrow morning as colder air continues to settle into the state; we expect 20s for North Alabama, with 30s down to the south. Continue reading
Colder Days Ahead; Rain By The Weekend
TURNING COLDER: This afternoon features a good supply of sunshine across Alabama with temperatures in the 50s and 60s, but colder air will filter into the state tonight, and most communities will be at or below freezing early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Trending Colder; Rain Returns Over The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: We have a few showers on radar early this morning in a zone from near Greenville to Opelika… these will end soon and most of the state will be dry today. With a partly sunny sky we project a high in the 57-61 degree range for the northern half of the state, with 60s for South Alabama. Continue reading
Conditional Severe Weather Threat This Afternoon
THIS MORNING: A large mass of rain has been moving across Alabama this morning; nothing severe, and little lightning…. This rain will shift eastward in coming hours, with only a few lingering showers around here by mid to late morning. … Continue reading
Showers/Storms At Times Through Tomorrow
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES: Radar showers large areas of rain across the northern half of Alabama this afternoon as moisture levels continue to rise. The sky is cloudy and temperatures are generally in the 60s. Down in South Alabama, the sun is shining in many places, and Mobile is up to 74 degrees at mid-afternoon. Continue reading
Showers Today; A Few Strong Storms Tomorrow
UNSETTLED WEATHER: Moisture levels continue to rise across Alabama, and we have a few scattered showers across the state on radar at daybreak. Today will be mostly cloudy and mild with occasional showers; best chance of rain will stay over North and Central Alabama. The high this afternoon will be in the 60s, although some West Alabama communities could reach the low 70s. Continue reading
Warming Trend Continues; Storms Saturday Morning
WARMING UP: Temperatures are in the 60s over much of West and South Alabama this afternoon as the warming trend continues, but cool air is still over Northeast Alabama where some places have struggled to get out of the 40s. The sky is mostly cloudy, and there is nothing really signifiant on radar at mid-afternoon. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with just a few isolated showers; lows early tomorrow will be in the 50s as warm air advection continues. Continue reading
Warmer Days Ahead; Strong Storms Saturday
WARMING TREND: Temperatures are all over the board across our state early this morning… we are seeing mid 20s over Northeast Alabama, but some places on the western side of the state are twenty degrees warmer with mid 40s due to clouds and a south breeze. The sky will become mostly cloudy today, and project a high in the upper 50s this afternoon with potential for a few widely scattered showers. Continue reading
Warming Trend In Coming Days; Rain And Storms Saturday
FEELS BETTER THIS AFTERNOON: After lows in the 18-24 degree range for most places this morning, we have warmed nicely today, with most communities in the low 50s at mid-afternoon. Tonight will be fair and not as cold as recent nights… we drop into the 30s early tomorrow morning. Some of the colder spots will see a freeze, but most places will be in the mid to upper 30s. Continue reading
Warmer Days Ahead; Wet/Stormy Saturday
TOMORROW/FRIDAY: Clouds will increase tomorrow, and we will mention just a few isolated showers during the afternoon hours, mainly over the northwest counties of the state. Then, Friday will be mostly cloudy day with showers over the northern counties of Alabama. The high tomorrow will be in the 57-60 degree range, and we rise into the mid to upper 60s Friday as the warming trend continues. Continue reading
