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Nice Warm-Up Today
REST OF THE WEEK: Tomorrow will be warmer with a high between 77 and 80 degrees; the sky will be partly sunny. A cold front will pass through tomorrow night, but moisture is extremely limited and we will mention only a small risk of a shower; most communities will be dry. Then, Thursday and Friday will be dry and cooler. The sky will be sunny both days with highs generally in the upper 60s. Continue reading
Frost Advisory Tonight
ANOTHER COLD NIGHT: NWS Birmingham has issued a frost advisory for a number of their counties for early tomorrow morning; highest chance of frost is north of a line from Hamilton to Fayette to Birmingham to Rockford to Lafayette. Continue reading
Cold April Mornings
SOME FROST EARLY TOMORROW: Tonight will be clear and cold with a light wind. Most of the larger cities will see a low between 38 and 42, but colder spots will drop down into the 30-36 degree range due to radiational cooling, with a chance of frost. Growers beware. Then, the day tomorrow will be sunny and warmer with a high back in the 70s. Continue reading
A Look At The Alabama Severe Weather Situation
EARLY MORNING UPDATE: Severe storms will likely impact Alabama later today and tonight. Here is the latest thinking.
TIMING: While showers are possible this morning, and possibly some thunder, no severe storms are expected in Alabama until this afternoon. Strong storms current over Northeast Mississippi will clip the northeast corner of Alabama, but should weaken. Continue reading
Potential For Severe Storms Ahead
SUNNY, WARM DAY: Temperatures are hovering around 80 degrees this afternoon with a sunny sky across the great state of Alabama. But, to the west, the weather is getting very active with everything from blizzard conditions to a PDS (particularly dangerous situation) tornado watch… Continue reading
Strong/Severe Storms Possible Over The Weekend
WARM, DRY TODAY: We will forecast one more warm, dry day for Alabama; the sky will be partly to mostly sunny today with a gusty south wind developing this afternoon averaging 12-22 mph. The high will at or just over 80 degrees for most places. To the west, severe storms will likely form this afternoon and tonight over parts of East Oklahoma, East Texas, North Louisiana, and much of Arkansas ahead of a deep surface low near Omaha. We should mention blizzard conditions will develop north and west of that low. Continue reading
One More Dry Day; Storms Return Over The Weekend
SEVERE CLEAR: With sunshine in full supply, temperatures are mostly in the 78-82 degree range across Alabama this afternoon. Tomorrow will be another dry day… expect a partly sunny sky with a gusty south wind of 12-22 mph. Temperatures reach the low 80s. And, while we enjoy another nice day, we will be watching severe storms that are expected to form from East Texas and Louisiana north into the U.S. Corn Belt. It looks like an active severe weather day there. Continue reading
Strong/Severe Storms Possible This Weekend
DRY THROUGH TOMORROW: Today will be another delightful spring day for Alabama, with ample sunshine and a high in the 77-80 degree range this afternoon. Tomorrow a good chance we reach the low 80s; the day will be partly sunny with a gusty south wind developing of 12-22 mph ahead of a storm system to the west. Severe storms are possible tomorrow afternoon/night from East Oklahoma and East Texas through much of Arkansas and Louisiana. Continue reading
Warmer Days Ahead; Severe Storms This Weekend
FINE SPRING DAY: We are seeing just a few high cirrus clouds over Alabama this afternoon, otherwise it is all sunshine with temperatures mostly in the low 70s. Tonight will be clear and cool; the low early tomorrow will be in the 48 to 52 degree range for most communities across North/Central Alabama. Continue reading
Strong/Severe Storms Possible This Weekend
DRY THROUGH FRIDAY: It is a cold April morning; our Skywatcher at Black Creek, just northeast of Gadsden, reports 34 degrees; Cullman and Haleyville are in the upper 30s at 38. The day will be sunny with a high near 70 degrees this afternoon. Continue reading
