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Dry Through Tomorrow; Rain Returns Friday Night
Today will be cool and dry; with a good supply of sunshine we expect a high in the mid to upper 50s for North/Central Alabama today, with 60s for the southern counties of the state. Tonight will be clear and cold; lows will be in the 30s; colder pockets will see another freeze. Continue reading
Dry Through Thanksgiving; Rain By Friday Night
SUNNY, COOL AFTERNOON: The average high for November 20 at Birmingham is 64… temperatures today are only in the 40s and 50s over the northern half of the state despite sunshine in full supply. Tonight will be clear and cold; we project a low between 28 and 34 degrees for most of the state early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Becoming Sunny Today; Rain Returns Late Friday
CLEARING THIS MORNING: We have a few a lingering sprinkles on radar early this morning in the wake of a cold front that passed through a few hours ago; those will end soon and the sky will clear this morning. Everyone will be in bright sunshine by afternoon, and temperatures will be cooler today with highs generally in the 50s. Tonight will be clear and cold; we will be very close to freezing early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Showers Tonight; Dry/Cooler Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: We have a batch of showers falling over West Alabama this afternoon ahead of a cold front; that rain will spread eastward over the next few hours. Rain amounts over the next 6-8 hours should be on the light side; mostly 1/4″ or less for most communities. Otherwise, tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low in the low 40s early tomorrow. Continue reading
A Few Showers Tonight, Otherwise Dry Through Thanksgiving
QUIET WEEK: We are starting off the day with a fair sky and temperatures in the 30s and 40s at daybreak. We project a high between 62 and 65 degrees for most communities today with clouds slowly on the increase. A cold front will pass through the state tonight, and it looks like there will be enough moisture for a few showers along the front; rain amounts should be generally 1/4″ or less. Best chance of showers will come from about 7:00 p.m. through 3:00 a.m. Continue reading
A Good Chance For Alabama To Dry Out
DRY DAYS: Birmingham has received 4.98 inches of rain this month, and we have a surplus of 2.49″ for the year, so we certainly can sit back and enjoy a fairly long stretch of dry weather in the days ahead. Tonight will be clear with a low in the 30s for most places around the state; colder spots across North Alabama will see another freeze early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Dry Through Thanksgiving Week
COLD START, NICE WARM-UP: Temperatures are generally in the 20s across the northern half of the state this morning, with freezing temperatures deep into South Alabama. But, we warm nicely today with sunshine in full supply.. we project a high in the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. Tonight will be clear and cold; the early tomorrow will be generally in the mid to upper 30s, but colder pockets will see another freeze. Continue reading
Long Dry Spell Ahead
CLEARING: As advertised… the sky is clearing across the great state of Alabama this afternoon. The sky is sunny from Birmingham south and west, and the lingering clouds over Northeast Alabama will move out this evening. Also as advertised, it is very cold for mid-November. In fact, temperatures are about 30 degrees below average with most places across the northern half of the state only in the 30s. Cullman and Fort Payne were still below freezing at mid-afternoon. Continue reading
Gradual Clearing This Afternoon, Brighter And Warmer Days Ahead
FLURRIES: A cold core upper low is lifting northward, away from Alabama, but there is just enough moisture and lift this morning for a few snow flurries in scattered pockets over the northern half of the state. They won’t last long, and there is no impact. No need to panic… (we will tell you when to panic). FYI… the earliest occurrence of snow flurries in a season at Birmingham came on October 20, 1913. Continue reading
Rain Ends Tonight; Cloudy And Very Cold Tomorrow
COLD, WET DAY: Widespread rain continues to fall across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures only in the 30s and 40s, about 30 degrees below average for mid-November. The rain will end from west to east tonight as the upper low to the west lifts out to the northeast. Continue reading
