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Scattered Showers Tomorrow; Florence Now A Category Four
RADAR CHECK: Most of the showers on radar this afternoon are across the eastern and southern counties of Alabama… generally south of I-59. They are moving northeast, and a few could linger into the late night hours ahead of a stalled front over the northwest part of the state. Temperatures are only in the 70s across North Alabama this afternoon; the average high for September 10 at Birmingham is 87. Continue reading
Unsettled Weather For Alabama; Eyes On Florence
WET AT TIMES: A stalled front over far Northwest Alabama, and an upper trough will set the stage for a good chance of showers and thunderstorms for much of our state today; the sky will be mostly cloudy with a high around 80 degrees. Drier air behind the front is confined to the northwest corner of the state… Muscle Shoals and Florence will see few, if any showers today. Continue reading
Tropical Trio Update
Here is a Sunday morning look at the three tropical systems in the Atlantic basin… FLORENCE: This morning Florence is a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph, located about 750 miles southeast of Bermuda. Conditions favor strengthening, and … Continue reading
Heat Levels Drop Next Week; Eyes On Florence
THE WEEKEND: Tomorrow will be much like today. Partly sunny, hot, humid with only isolated afternoon showers. The high will be at or just over 90 degrees, and the chance of any one spot getting wet is only in the 10/20 percent range. But, on Sunday, scattered showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous over the northern half of the state as a surface front drifts down into Tennessee. The high Sunday will be in the mid to upper 80s. Continue reading
Hot, Humid September Weather
MUGGY DAYS: An upper high will rebuild over Alabama over the next 48 hours, meaning hot, humid weather today and tomorrow with afternoon highs close to 90 degrees; the average high for today in Birmingham is 88, so this kind of heat is only slightly above average for early September. The sky will be partly sunny, and while a few afternoon showers could pop up, they will be widely spaced. Chance of any one spot getting wet is only in the 10/20 percent range. Continue reading
Trending Drier/Hotter Tomorrow and Saturday
RADAR CHECK: In the moist air over Alabama we have a number of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon… they are moving northeast and are producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and lots of lightning. Showers will end later tonight after the sun goes down. Continue reading
Moist Air Parked Over Alabama Today
TROPICAL MOISTURE: Tropical Storm Gordon has pulled very moist, tropical air into Alabama, so we expect a number of scattered showers and thunderstorms around today and early tonight; chance of any one spot getting wet is around 60 percent. The sky will be occasionally cloudy, and the high will be in the mid to upper 80s. The average high for Birmingham on September 6 is 88. Continue reading
Showers Remain Possible Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: As expected, the bulk of the rain across Alabama today has been on the western side of the state, on the eastern periphery of Tropical Depression Gordon, now near the Mississippi River. So far there have been no tornado warnings in Alabama, but there was one warning for parts of Clay and Oktibbeha Counties in Mississippi earlier this afternoon (I have heard of no reports of damage). Continue reading
Rain Mainly For West Alabama Today
GORDON INLAND AND WEAKENING: Gordon made landfall near the Alabama/Mississippi border last night as a strong tropical storm with 70 mph winds; the center this morning is over South Mississippi… it continues to move northwest. The rain shield associated with the storm is over the western half of Alabama, generally west of I-65. Rain will continue over West Alabama through the morning, with little, if any, rain for the eastern counties of the state. Continue reading
Gordon Getting Close To The Coast
GORDON TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT: Tropical Storm Gordon in the Gulf of Mexico, south of Orange Beach, continues to move steadily toward the coast this afternoon. For the northern half of the state, we have scattered showers and storms over the western counties, mainly west of I-65… they are moving to the west/northwest. Continue reading
