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Dry October Weather Continues
DROUGHT TO WORSEN THIS WEEK: While a number of communities in North and West Alabama did receive rain last Thursday night, the official reporting site in Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport) didn’t receive anything, and the total for the month of October … Continue reading
Coolest Air So Far This Season
GOLDEN DAYS OF FALL: If you take out the drought situation, the weather could not be better for Alabama this weekend. Sunny pleasant days, clear chilly nights. We drop well down into the 40s tomorrow and Sunday morning, and colder … Continue reading
Big Change To Cool Weather Today
YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT: The cold front brought rain to parts of North and West Alabama… totals included: Huntsville 0.77″ Valley Head 0.74″ Decatur 0.73″ Concord 0.19″ Hamilton 0.14″ Scottsboro 0.09″ Haleyville 0.07″ Muscle Shoals 0.04″ Coker 0.01″ Cullman 0.01″ Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport … Continue reading
Strong Storms Over West Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Nice to see some action on radar this afternoon… strong storms are lined up from near Athens to Reform at mid-afternoon; stronger storms are producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and some small hail… Ahead of the storms; it … Continue reading
Cold Front Arrives Tonight
TOO HOT, TOO DRY: Heat waves and droughts go together. Always have, and always will. As we go a long period with no rain, soil moisture is depleted, meaning solar energy is not needed to evaporate soil moisture (which doesn’t … Continue reading
Strong Storms Possible Tomorrow Night
ANOTHER SUMMER-LIKE DAY: Birmingham has reached 90 degrees this afternoon… this is the latest 90 degree high on record, and beats the old daily record of 88 set in 1938. Other 3:00p CT temperatures include 91 at Montgomery, 89 at … Continue reading
Big Cool Down Friday
PLENTY OF RECORDS YESTERDAY: Birmingham’s official high yesterday was 89 degrees… that was a new record high for October 18… the old record was 86 set in 1947. It is our first daily record high during the month of October … Continue reading
Record Highs Today; Much Cooler By Friday
NEW RECORD: Birmingham is reporting 88 degrees at 3:00… that is a new record high for October 18… the old record was 86 set in 1947. It is our first daily record high during the month of October since 1984. … Continue reading
Record Warmth Today/Tomorrow; Much Cooler Friday
NEW RECORDS LIKELY TODAY AND TOMORROW: We are projecting highs in the 87-90 degree range across North/Central Alabama both days, and a very good chance we establish new daily record highs. The record high for Birmingham today is 86 set … Continue reading
Temperature Roller Coaster This Week
WE NEED RAIN: Today is the 29th consecutive day with no measurable rain there, and drought conditions continue. The good news is that some rain is likely here before the end of the week. RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE: We will be … Continue reading
