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No Rain Through The Weekend For Alabama
The colder temperatures are generally west of I-65… clouds over East Alabama are keeping temperatures a bit warmer. Today will be another dry day with a partly to mostly sunny sky; the high will be in the 62-65 degree range this afternoon. The average high for Birmingham on November 21 is 63. Continue reading
Dry Through The Weekend; Cool Days, Chilly Nights
HIGH CLOUDS: High cirrus clouds are over Alabama today filtering the sunshine; below those clouds the air is very dry, and temperatures are in the 50s. Tonight will be mostly fair and not as cold as last night; temperatures will be mostly in the 35-40 degree range early tomorrow morning, but colder pockets could see another freeze. Continue reading
Dry With Cool Days and Chilly Nights
SUB-FREEZING START: This is the first widespread freeze of the season for much of Alabama, and wraps up the 2017 growing season. Some temperatures around daybreak… Black Creek 21 Russellville 21 Cottondale 23 Valley Head 23 Cullman 24 Haleyville 24 … Continue reading
Rain At Times This Weekend; Colder Sunday
COLD FRONT ON THE WAY: With a good supply of sunshine, temperatures are in the 67-70 degree range this afternoon across North/Central Alabama. Clouds will increase across Alabama tonight ahead of an approaching cold front.
A band of showers and storms will pass through the state tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night; the main window for rain will come from 12:00 noon through 12:00 midnight. Continue reading
Cold Front Moves Through Tomorrow Night
COLD START: Temperatures are at or below freezing in a few spots over North Alabama early this morning, with most places in the 35-40 degree range. We warm nicely today with ample sunshine along with a high in the upper … Continue reading
Cold Tonight; Some Rain By The Weekend
SCATTERED FROST EARLY TOMORROW: With a clear sky and a light wind, temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 30s early tomorrow across much of North/Central Alabama with potential for scattered light frost. Then, during the day tomorrow, we warm nicely as temperatures rise into the 67-70 degree range with a good supply of sunshine. Continue reading
Rain Returns Over The Weekend
DRY THROUGH TOMORROW: With a good supply of sunshine today, we project a high in the mid to upper 60s today, not far from the average high of 65 for November 16. Tonight will be fair and cold; temperatures early tomorrow will dip into the 30s in many places setting up the chance of some scattered light frost. Then, tomorrow will be another sunny, pleasant day with a high between 67 and 70 degrees. Continue reading
Rain Returns This Weekend
RADAR CHECK: An approaching cold front is pushing clouds into North Alabama this afternoon, and we have a few sprinkles on radar over the Tennessee Valley. We will maintain the chance of widely scattered showers this evening over the northern quarter of the state, otherwise dry tonight with mid/high level clouds. Continue reading
Showers Arrive This Weekend; Then Colder
MOSTLY DRY THROUGH FRIDAY: We will see an increase in clouds across the northern half of Alabama later today and tonight ahead of a cold front, but for most of the state, it will pass through in dry fashion. We will mention just the chance of a few isolated showers over the Tennessee Valley this afternoon and early tonight, but rain amounts there will be very light, and very spotty. The high today will be in the mid 60s for most communities. Continue reading
Dry Through Friday; Some Rain Over The Weekend
BAMA BOOM: Still no explanation for the “Bama Boom” heard across much of North/Central Alabama around 1:45. So far, reports are from Blount, Jefferson, Walker, Cullman, Talladega, Calhoun, Clay, Winston, Randolph, Tuscaloosa, and St. Clair counties. No explanation from USGS, NOAA, or EMA. Should be hearing from NASA in Huntsville shortly to see if it was a meteor entering the earth’s atmosphere. Continue reading
