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Three Weather Issues Ahead
Here is a quick look at the three issues facing Alabama over the next week… WEEKEND RAIN: A good rain event will unfold this weekend with rising moisture levels, isentropic lift, and an approaching wave aloft. As you can see, … Continue reading
Warm Christmas Weekend Ahead
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video… we will be on a holiday schedule through the New Years weekend** FINE DECEMBER DAY: Temperatures are in the 60s across Alabama this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine over the northern half of … Continue reading
Warm Christmas Weekend Ahead
COLD START: Temperatures are at the freezing mark early this morning over parts of Northeast Alabama; both Gadsden and Fort Payne report 32 degrees just before sunrise. Today will feature a partly to mostly sunny sky with a high in … Continue reading
Warm Christmas Weekend Ahead
THIS AFTERNOON: The sky is bright and sunny across the northern half of Alabama this afternoon; clouds are confined to the southern counties of the state… A weak surface front is passing through; north of the front temperatures are in … Continue reading
Very Mild Christmas Weekend Ahead
TRENDING WARMER: Dry weather will continue across Alabama through tomorrow with partly sunny days and fair nights; the high should be in the 60-65 degree range both days. The upper air pattern has changed across North America, and the “gates … Continue reading
Dry Through Friday; Mild Christmas Weekend
THIS AFTERNOON: The sky is partly sunny, with temperatures mostly in the 55-60 degree range across North/Central Alabama…. Tomorrow and Friday will stay dry and pleasant, with partly sunny days and fair nights. Afternoon highs will be around 60 degrees. … Continue reading
Foggy, Then Sunny And Warmer
FREEZING FOG ADVISORY: Freezing fog is simply fog that forms when surface temperatures are at or below freezing, and we have that situation over North Alabama early this morning. Where the fog is dense, some patchy bridge icing is possible, … Continue reading
Freezing Fog Advisory Expanded
We now have a “freezing fog advisory” for the northern half of Alabama… Note the freezing fog advisory includes all of the counties on the map above and all the way north to the Tennessee state line. Freezing fog is … Continue reading
Dense Fog Tonight; Warmer Tomorrow
CLOUDS FINALLY FADING: The sky is now mostly sunny over parts of North and West Alabama, and the stubborn clouds south and east of Birmingham will dissipate this evening. Temperatures are only in the 40s, still about ten degrees below … Continue reading
Trending Warmer In Coming Days
THIS MORNING: Quite frankly our beloved computer models, the heart of NWP (numerical weather prediction), have been struggling with this pattern. Most models had us in the 40s yesterday, but almost all reporting stations in the state remained in the … Continue reading
