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Quiet Weather Pattern Through Next Week
RADAR CHECK: We have a few showers in progress in a broad zone from Prattville to Alexander City to Roanoke, near a cold front that has become stationary across Central Alabama. To the north, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees in most communities. Those showers will end this evening, and tonight will be mostly fair and pleasant. Some of the cooler pockets across North Alabama could reach the 50s tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Drier Days Ahead For Alabama
ON THE MAPS: A surface front is creeping southward through Central Alabama this morning; drier air will move into North Alabama today with humidity values coming down a bit… any showers or storms this afternoon will come over the southern half of the state, and even there they should be pretty widely scattered. Lingering clouds this morning will give way to a partly sunny afternoon, and the high will be between 79 and 82 for most communities. Continue reading
Drier Days Ahead For Alabama
RADAR CHECK: A number of showers and thunderstorms continue across Alabama this afternoon; stronger storms are producing heavy rain and lighting as they move northeast. A flash flood watch remains in effect for parts of North and Central Alabama through the evening hours… Continue reading
Still Wet Today, Then Dry Through Much Of Next Week
STILL WET: We will forecast periods of rain today along with potential for some thunder; additional rain amounts of around one inch are likely. Temperatures won’t get out of the 70s because of clouds and rain. The rain will end tonight as drier air begins to drop southward. Continue reading
Wet Tomorrow; Then Mostly Dry Friday And Over The Weekend
WET: We will continue to forecast a good chance of rain at times tonight and tomorrow with a few embedded thunderstorms. Additional rain amounts of 1-2 inches are possible; keep in mind some places saw over three inches of rain today. The sky will remain mostly cloudy, and once again we won’t get out of the 70s tomorrow. Continue reading
Wet Is The Word For Alabama
WET THROUGH TOMORROW: A widespread, beneficial rain event is ahead for Alabama over the next 48 hours as a deep upper trough pushes a cold front in our direction. Rain is extensive this morning over the northern third of the state, and NWS Huntsville has issued a flash flood watch for the Tennessee Valley today. Continue reading
Rain/Storms Likely Tomorrow and Thursday
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms continue to increase across Alabama this afternoon… some of the heaviest rain was falling over the western counties of the state, near the Mississippi border. We also note a few storms have reached severe limits over the southeastern tip of the state around Abbeville and Dothan. Showers and storms are moving northeast. Continue reading
Generally Wet Weather Continues Through Thursday
MID-WEEK: A deep upper trough will dig down into the Central U.S. over the next few days, pushing a cold front in our direction. This will keep our weather wet through tomorrow and Wednesday with periods of rain and a few thunderstorms. Additional rain amounts of 2-3″ are likely over the northern half of the state. Like yesterday, a few strong storms are possible, but organized severe weather is not expected. Continue reading
Occasional Showers/Storms Through The Week
RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have a number of showers and thunderstorms in progress across Alabama this afternoon; they are moving slowly northward. Some are producing heavy rain and lightning, but they are all well below severe limits. We will maintain the chance of showers tonight in the moist, unstable air over Alabama. Continue reading
Wet/Unsettled Weather For Alabama This Week
WET PATTERN DEVELOPING: Birmingham has received less than one inch (0.89″) of rain during the entire month of September, so conditions are getting pretty dry around here. In fact, the last day with over 1/2″ of rain was back on August 1. The good news is that a wet pattern is setting up across Alabama and the Deep South this week as the upper ridge weakens, move eastward, and a surface front approaches. Continue reading
