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Spring Preview Continues Over The Weekend
WARM JANUARY WEATHER: Temperatures are in the mid 70s across North Central Alabama this afternoon… almost 25 degrees above average for mid January in Alabama. And, Birmingham has tied the record high of 77 degrees set on this date in … Continue reading
Warm January Weather: Some History
Did a little work in the Birmingham climate data base this morning considering the current “warm spell”… we are in the mid 70s this afternoon… *The high has reached or exceeded 70 degrees on 284 January days since 1900 in … Continue reading
Warm January Weekend Ahead
UPPER HIGH BUILDS: A strong ridge in the upper atmosphere will continue to build across the Southeast U.S. in coming days… producing warm afternoons for January, and keeping the cold and ice issues north of our region. We will forecast … Continue reading
Spring Preview Continues
WARM JANUARY DAYS: A strong upper high continues to build across the Gulf Coast region, and will keep temperatures across Alabama spring-like through early next week. Lots of clouds are over Alabama this afternoon, but there is little on radar, … Continue reading
Warm January Days
CLOUDS, NOT MUCH RAIN: The sky will feature more clouds than sun across much of Alabama through tomorrow, but we don’t expect much rain. Best chance of showers will come across the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama, but even … Continue reading
Warm January Weather Ahead
RADAR CHECK: Just a few sprinkles/patches of light rain across Alabama this afternoon… the sky is mostly cloudy. Temperatures have pushed into the 70s in a few spots; Tuscaloosa is a warm 74 degrees this afternoon. TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: … Continue reading
A Few Showers For North Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: A few showers are over the northern half of Alabama early this morning… moving east/northeast… The sky is mostly cloudy, and temperatures are in the upper 50s and low 60s at daybreak. Expect a high in the upper … Continue reading
A Few Showers; Warming Trend Continues
CLOUDS INCREASING: Expect a mostly cloudy sky across North/Central Alabama through tomorrow, and we will mention the chance of a few showers, but the most widespread rain will be to the north, closer to the Tennessee border near a surface … Continue reading
Apps And Winter Weather; Bad Mix
We live in the “age of information”, yet ignorance and misinformation seem to be at an all-time high. Those of us in the weather enterprise laugh at journalists upset over “fake news”… welcome to our world. We have been fighting … Continue reading
A Few Showers Tonight/Tomorrow
WARMER DAYS AHEAD: Alabama continues to dig out of the deep freeze; most communities are well above freezing this morning with temperatures in the 40s and a good south breeze. Clouds will increase today, south winds will average 10-20 mph, … Continue reading
