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Dry Pattern Holds Into Next Week
PLEASANT MORNING: Temperatures are down in the 60s early this morning across much of North/Central Alabama… our Skywatcher up at Black Creek in Etowah County, Vic Bell, reports 62 degrees just before sunrise for a nice touch of fall. The … Continue reading
Hot Afternoons; Pleasant Nights
DRY AIR HOLDS IN PLACE: First off, we note Birmingham’s official low this morning was 68 degrees… first time we have dropped below 70 degrees since July 1. And, in other positive news, the dew point has dropped into the … Continue reading
Dry Through At Least Friday
AT LEAST MORNINGS ARE COOLER: Lower dew points slipped into Alabama yesterday, and accordingly it feels pretty good early this morning with most places down in the 60s. Birmingham is reporting 68 degrees at 6:00… first time it has dropped … Continue reading
Dry Days; Hot Afternoons
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video; we return to the “two a day” schedule tomorrow** DRY PATTERN FOR ALABAMA: Temperatures are mostly between 90 and 93 degrees across the great state of Alabama this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine. … Continue reading
Generally Dry Weather Continues This Week
SHOWERS HARD TO FIND THIS WEEK: An upper high will remain parked across the Deep South this week, meaning generally dry weather continuing for much of Alabama with temperatures above average. Expect a high in the 90-93 degree range today … Continue reading
Generally Dry Pattern Through Next Week
Let me say up front we are not saying the chance of rain is zero.. a few small isolated afternoon and evening showers could pop up almost each day, but the pattern sure looks pretty dry for the northern half … Continue reading
Mostly Dry Labor Day Weekend Ahead
ALABAMA’S WEATHER STAYS QUIET: While our tropical system passes east of the state, Alabama will stay in a rather benign weather pattern through the weekend. We will mention just the risk of a few isolated showers over the eastern counties … Continue reading
Hermine Nearing The Coast
The eye of Hurricane Hermine is only about 40 miles south/southeast of Apalachicola at 8:30 this evening… Note the tornado warnings in the spiral band east of the storm center. Landfall will come shortly on the Florida coast south of … Continue reading
Hermine Is Now A Hurricane
RADAR CHECK: Before we get into the specifics of Hermine, we should note we do have scattered showers and storms across Central Alabama this afternoon… some heavy… moving southwest. This activity is near a low level convergence zone. The storm … Continue reading
Hermine Slowly Strengthening
FIRST DAY OF METEOROLOGICAL FALL: It really won’t feel much different today across Alabama, lots of sun, highs up in the low to mid 90s, and just a few isolated showers this afternoon. Much like yesterday. HERMINE: Of course, all … Continue reading
