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Warmer Days Ahead; Widely Scattered Showers
WARMING UP: As an upper ridge begins to build across the eastern half of the nation, afternoon temperatures will continue to trend upward across our state through the weekend. We are seeing mostly low 80s this afternoon; we expect mid 80s tomorrow, followed by highs between 86 and 89 over the weekend. Continue reading
Warmer Days; Only Isolated Showers
PATTERN CHANGE: The broad circulation over the eastern U.S… formerly known as Hurricane Irma, will be lifting out today, and an upper ridge will build across the region. This means an end of the unseasonably cooler weather of late. In Birmingham we established new record low maximum temperatures Monday and Tuesday, and tied the “record low high” yesterday with a high of 68. Continue reading
Warmer, Brighter Days Ahead
ANOTHER RECORD LOW MAXIMUM POSSIBLE: Birmingham reports 66 degrees at 3:00… a decent chance we establish a record low maximum temperature for the third day in a row. The current “record low high” for September 13 is 68 set in 1959. Clouds cover the northern half of the state, and we still are seeing some patches of light rain on radar. Continue reading
Clouds Hang Around North Alabama Today
COOL SEPTEMBER WEATHER: The big circulation, formerly known as Hurricane Irma, is still spinning near Memphis this morning, and low clouds will continue to wrap into North Alabama today. But, to the south, the southern half of the state will enjoy a good supply of sunshine with highs in the 80s. Continue reading
Clouds Hang Around Tomorrow; A Few Showers
CLOUDY/COOL/DAMP SEPTEMBER DAY: Clouds linger over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon with areas of light rain and drizzle; temperatures are only in the low to mid 60s, a good twenty degrees below average for mid-September in Alabama. We do note South Alabama is cloud free with temperatures in the low 80s. Continue reading
Clouds Linger; Some Light Rain
Clouds will linger across the northern half of Alabama much of the day today with some patchy light rain, but nothing too heavy or widespread. And, the southern counties will see a pretty decent amount of sun with only isolated showers. Still a bit breezy… winds today will veer back around to the south by afternoon, averaging 10-18 mph. Continue reading
Wet/Windy Tonight; Improving Weather Tomorrow
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today due to our coverage on ABC 33/40** COLD, WET, WINDY: This sure doesn’t feel like a September day. Temperatures are only in the 50s over much of North and East Alabama with a soaking … Continue reading
Windy/Wet Through Tonight; Improving Weather Tomorrow
IRMA WEAKENING AND HEADED OUR WAY: The large rain shield associated with Irma is moving into the Birmingham metro as I write this early this morning; that rain will overspread most of the state during the day today and continue … Continue reading
Update On Irma’s Impact On Alabama
Hurricane Irma made a second landfall with 115 mph sustained winds (with higher gusts) at Marco Island, Florida earlier today. The airport at Naples, Florida reported a wind gust of 142 mph. Continue reading
Impact Of Irma On Alabama
Some notes on the Alabama impact… Sunday midday… A tropical storm warning is in effect for much of East and Southeast Alabama tomorrow through Tuesday. A tropical storm watch is in effect for Northeast Alabama. TIMING: Higher winds across Alabama … Continue reading
