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Close To 80 By Thursday/Friday; Storms This Weekend
COOL NIGHT AHEAD: This has been a picture perfect spring day across the great state of Alabama; with sunshine in full supply temperatures are in the 68-72 degree range this afternoon. Tonight will be clear and cool; most places across North/Central Alabama will drop into the low 40s early tomorrow, but traditionally colder spots will dip down toward the mid 30s with some scattered light frost possible there. Continue reading
Dry Through Friday; Storms Arrive Saturday
DRY, PLEASANT DAY AHEAD: We expect a good supply of sunshine across Alabama today with a high in the upper 60s, a little below the average high of 73 for April 10. Tonight will be clear and fairly chilly; the low early tomorrow will be close to 40 degrees, but traditionally colder spots will see a low in the 30s with some scattered light frost. Continue reading
Dry Through Friday; Storms Saturday
PLEASANT SPRING AFTERNOON: The sky has become partly to mostly sunny this afternoon with temperatures in the 67-70 degree range in most places; nothing show up on radar. Clouds will increase tonight, and a bit of light rain is possible … Continue reading
Quiet Through Friday; Rain Returns This Weekend
NOT MUCH RAIN THIS WEEK: The sky is mostly cloudy across Alabama early this morning, but we have no rain on radar, and the sky should become partly sunny later today with a high close to 70 degrees this afternoon. Clouds increase tonight, and a wave has potential to bring a little light rain to the southern half of the state, but moisture is fairly limited and where rain falls amounts should be under 0.10″. Continue reading
Rain/Storms Tonight; Much Colder Tomorrow
Rain and storms will become widespread tonight; the good news is that SPC has really trimmed the severe weather risk for Alabama. No severe storms are expected over the northern half of the state; the core threat will be over Southwest Alabama, where the standard “slight risk” is defined for counties like Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Washington, and Choctaw. Continue reading
Showers Today; Stronger Storms Tonight
RADAR CHECK: Showers have formed ahead of schedule across Alabama early this morning; they are moving eastward across the state at daybreak. Today will be cloudy with a warmer afternoon; most communities reach the low 70s later today. We will maintain the chance of showers during the day, but heavier storms will arrive tonight. SPC maintains a “slight risk” of severe storms for the western side of the state, in the broad region from Fayette to Citronelle. A “marginal risk” extends as far east as Steele, Talladega, and Troy. Continue reading
Strong Storms Possible Tomorrow Night
PLEASANT AFTERNOON: After a frosty start, temperatures are mostly in the 60s across Alabama this afternoon with lots of sunshine through a thin later of high cirrus clouds. Tonight will be mostly fair and not as cold as last night; most places will see a low in the 40s early tomorrow morning. Continue reading
Rain Returns Late Tomorrow
With sunshine in full supply, we warm into the mid to upper 60s this afternoon. Tonight will be mostly fair and not as cold; the low early tomorrow will be in the 40s for most places. Continue reading
Freeze Warning For North Alabama
WINDY, COOL DAY: As expected, this has been a sunny, windy, and cool day across the great state of Alabama… many North Alabama communities are only in the 50s, about 15 degrees below average for early April. A northwest wind of 12-22 mph is making it feel cooler. The wind will die down tonight once the sun goes down. Continue reading
Freeze Warning Tomorrow Morning
WINDY/COOL: The big storms that moved trough the region last night and very early this morning have shifted down into the southern quarter of the state, and are much weaker. Following the storms, the sky becomes sunny today, but it will be windy and cool with a high only in the 60-65 degree range, about 20 degrees colder than yesterday. A northwest wind of 15-25 mph will make it feel colder. Continue reading
