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Heat Levels Rising This Week
HOT SUMMER DAYS: Based on climatology, the hottest part of the summer in Alabama runs from mid-July through mid-August, and right on time a building upper ridge will bring the hottest weather so far this season later this week. Today … Continue reading
Storms Slow To Develop
RADAR CHECK: Yesterday, it looked like today would offer a generous supply of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama, but so far the storms have generally been a no-show. Once again, the mystery of summer convection… One reason is cooler temperatures … Continue reading
Scattered Afternoon Thunderstorms
MUGGY MORNING: Temperatures are close to 70 degrees across the great state of Alabama at sunrise, and the radar is quiet. We will rise to near 90 later today with a mix of sun and clouds, and humidity levels stay … Continue reading
Showers/Storms Increasing
RADAR CHECK: We have an organized band of showers and storms moving across the northern third of the state this afternoon, with thunderstorms more scattered in nature to the south… Heavier storms are producing torrential rain, gusty winds, and some … Continue reading
Showers And Storms Increase Tomorrow/Saturday
MUGGY SUMMER MORNING: Temperatures are in the 70s across most of Alabama this morning, nothing showing up on radar at daybreak. Today will be very similar to yesterday; hot, humid, partly sunny, and a few scattered storms around this afternoon … Continue reading
Scattered Storms Forming
RADAR CHECK: As expected, storms are more widely scattered across Alabama this afternoon… but some are strong, producing heavy rain and lots of lightning as they drift eastward… Showers and storms will dissipate later this evening after the sun sets. … Continue reading
Hot, Humid, A Few Afternoon Storms
TYPICAL MID-SUMMER WEATHER CONTINUES: Hot, humid summer weather continues across the great state of Alabama today. Lots of sun this morning, scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. I do think the storms will be fewer in number today as the … Continue reading
Scattered Summer Storms
RADAR CHECK: Another afternoon of scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama. Heavier storms are capable of producing some hail and strong, gusty winds, and they all have very frequent lightning… These storms will die down later tonight, once the sun … Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Storms
MUST BE JULY IN ALABAMA: Weather maps this morning are showing the classic July pattern. The main band of westerly winds aloft, or what most call the “jet stream”, is over the far northern part of the continental U.S., and … Continue reading
Sun And Storms
RADAR CHECK: The most intense summer storms this afternoon are over East and South Alabama; heavy rain has been falling in places like Montgomery, Auburn, Lake Martin, and Roanoke. Other strong storms over Northeast Mississippi are about to move into … Continue reading
