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Eyes On Harvey In The Gulf Of Mexico
DRIER AIR MOVING INTO NORTH ALABAMA: Showers and storms have fired along and south of a surface front across Central Alabama; those showers were scattered along the U.S. 80 corridor from Selma to Montgomery to Opelika at mid-afternoon. They will continue to drift southward through the evening hours. Continue reading
Drier Air Poised To Move Into Alabama
ON THE MAPS: A surface front is near the Alabama/Tennessee border early this morning, and will push southward today. Showers and storms will likely form on the front this afternoon, mostly south of I-20… otherwise today will be partly sunny with a high in the upper 80s for most communities. The northern third of the state will most likely be dry. Continue reading
A Few Heavy Downpours Across Alabama
RADAR CHECK: A few slow moving storms have formed across North/Central Alabama this afternoon producing heavy rain and lots of lightning. Radar data suggests over two inches came down over parts of Southwest Jefferson and North Shelby Counties. Away from the scattered storms, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. Continue reading
Harvey Comes Back; Headed For Texas
MOISTURE LEVELS SLOWLY RISING: As expected, we had a great day yesterday for solar eclipse viewing across the northern two-thirds of Alabama, but moisture levels begin to rise today, and a few spots could see a passing shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. Otherwise, today will be partly sunny with a high in the low 90s. Continue reading
Moisture Levels Slowly Rise In Coming Days
NICE DAY FOR AN ECLIPSE: As expected, most people across North/Central Alabama had a great setup for viewing the solar eclipse today. Scattered cumulus clouds, no showers. The temperature at the Birmingham Airport dropped from 91 to 88 degrees during the eclipse; the drop was more pronounced in the path of totality over Tennessee. Continue reading
Final Solar Eclipse Thoughts
The amount of bad information concerning today’s event is scary. Here are some notes this morning to set the record straight. *A total solar eclipse will cross the U.S. today from the Pacific to the Atlantic for the first time … Continue reading
Only Isolated Showers This Afternoon
WEATHER FOR THE ECLIPSE: We will have a field of scattered to broken cumulus clouds, and maybe even a few isolated showers from Noon to 3:00 pm today, which will allow you to see most of the eclipse. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Through Monday
The weekend looks hot and mostly dry; we are forecasting a good supply of sunshine tomorrow and Sunday with highs up in the low to mid 90s. The chance of an afternoon shower is not zero, but it is so small that we won’t mention it in the forecast. Showers should be confined to far South Alabama, and even there they will be widely spaced. Continue reading
Hot, Mostly Dry Weekend
QUIET PATTERN: While we will hang on to the risk of a few isolated showers or storms today, it sure looks like most of North and Central Alabama will be rain-free through early next week as drier air will slip into the state during the next 24 hours. The sky will be partly to mostly sunny today with a high at or just over 90 degrees. Continue reading
Drier Air Arrives Over The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: So far this afternoon, showers have been few and far between across the great state of Alabama, but we will maintain the chance of scattered storms through tonight as a moist airmass hangs over the state, and a surface front approaches from the north. Temperatures are mostly in the 88-91 degree range. Continue reading
