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Showers/Storms More Numerous Later This Week
ANOTHER HOT LATE AUGUST DAY: We are forecasting a high in the 90-94 degree range this afternoon with a partly sunny sky; afternoon showers and storms will fire up during the heat of the day, but they will be widely scattered, and many communities will stay dry. Birmingham’s average high for August 28 is 90; the record high is 103 set in 1924. Continue reading
Showers/Storms To Increase Later This Week
HOT, MOSTLY DRY: On the maps this morning an upper ridge is centered over the region, meaning hot and mostly dry weather for Alabama today. With a good supply of sunshine we expect a high in the low 90s this afternoon; possibly a few mid 90s over the western and northern counties. While we can’t totally rule out a shower or storm this afternoon, odds of any one spot getting wet are only about one in ten. Continue reading
Humidity Levels Slowly Rise Over The Weekend
The sky will be partly to mostly sunny across Alabama today with a high in the upper 80s for most communities; afternoon showers will be confined to the southeast part of Alabama, and even there they will be widely spaced. Continue reading
Dry Weather Continues Across Alabama
DRY DAYS: Not a single shower on radar across the great state of Alabama this afternoon as an unusually dry airmass continues to cover the state. The sky is mostly sunny, but hazy thanks to smoke being transported into the region by upper air winds out of the northwest. That smoke originates from the fires over western Canada and parts of the Northwest U.S. Continue reading
Dry With Low Humidity For Summer
Dry air continues to cover Alabama today; we expect a good supply of sunshine with low humidity values for summer; the high will be in the mid 80s in most places. Tomorrow, a shower could pop up during the afternoon hours over the southern counties of the state, but North/Central Alabama stays dry with a partly to mostly sunny sky. The high tomorrow will be in the upper 80s. Continue reading
Dry Through Friday; Cooler Nights
DRY AUGUST DAY: No rain on radar across the great state of Alabama this afternoon as usually dry air for August covers the Deep South. The sky is partly sunny, and temperatures are in the 80s. Continue reading
Dry Through Friday; Cooler Nights
LOWER HUMIDITY: Unusually dry air for August will filter into Alabama over the next 24 hours, setting the stage for dry weather through Friday with mostly sunny days, cooler nights, and lower humidity levels. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s, and lows in the 60s. But, cooler pockets across North Alabama should reach the upper 50s early tomorrow morning for a little preview of fall. An afternoon shower could pop up Friday afternoon over Southeast Alabama around Dothan, but the rest of the state will be shower-free. Continue reading
Dry Tomorrow Through Friday
RADAR CHECK: A surface front is on the map this afternoon from near Anniston to Clanton to Jackson… showers and storms continue south and east of the front, while North and West Alabama is in drier air and rain-free. Continue reading
Drier Air Arrives Later Today
ON THE MAPS: A rare August front is just west of Alabama early this morning; it will push through from northwest to southeast later today. We will maintain the risk of a few scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning, but by afternoon the best chance of rain will shift to areas south and east of Birmingham. The sky becomes partly sunny, and today’s high will be in the 87-90 degree range. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Remain Possible Tonight
RADAR CHECK: So far today showers and storms have been more widespread over the southern half of Alabama, where rain has been heavy in spots. Showers are more widely scattered over the northern counties… temperatures are mostly in the 80s. Continue reading
