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Hot, Humid, Afternoon Storms
SUN, HEAT, STORMS: A pretty classic summer weather pattern will continue across Alabama thorough mid-week. A moist, unstable airmass is parked over the state with dew points around 70 degrees early this morning. Although there is nothing on radar early … Continue reading
A Few Scattered Storms By Sunday
HOT JUNE AFTERNOON: Temperatures are mostly in the low 90s across North/Central Alabama this afternoon with sunshine through high thin circus clouds. The cirrus clouds, which are ice crystals, are producing more great sky optics today… below is a circumhorizontal … Continue reading
Moisture Levels Rising Over The Weekend
CALM MORNING: Temperatures are in the 50s and 60s across Alabama this morning, and the sky is mostly fair. We project a good supply of sunshine today with a high up in the low 90s; scattered storms are possible over … Continue reading
Moisture Levels Rise This Weekend
THIS AFTERNOON: We have a few high,thin cirrus clouds over the state, otherwise the sky is mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. Nothing on radar. Tomorrow will be another mostly sunny day, and we expect a … Continue reading
Rising Heat/Humidity Levels
ANOTHER REFRESHING MORNING: Our Skywatcher at Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden), Vic Bell, is reporting 50 degrees just before 6:00 this morning; many other North Alabama communities are in the 50s. That means dry, continental air remains in place, … Continue reading
Heating Up By The Weekend
DELIGHTFUL DAY: The weather doesn’t get much better in June in Alabama; sunshine in full supply, a blue sky, lower humidity, and temperatures below average. In fact some North Alabama communities are barely out of the 70s today despite the … Continue reading
Lower Humidity Levels Today
MOST COMFORTABLE DAY OF THE WEEK: Dry, continental air has dropped into Alabama. Our Skywatcher at Black Creek, just northeast of Gadsden in Etowah County, Vic Bell, reports 51 degrees at 6:00. Russellville, Fort Payne and Valley Head have dropped … Continue reading
No Rain Through The Weekend
COOLER TONIGHT: A cold front is passing through North Alabama late afternoon in dry fashion, and will bring cooler nights and lower humidity to the state through Thursday morning. Temperatures will drop to near 60 degrees early tomorrow and Thursday … Continue reading
No Rain Through The Weekend
LONG DRY SPELL: A dry airmass covers Alabama this morning; we expect a good supply of sunshine today with a high not far from 90 degrees this afternoon. Then, tonight, a cooler airmass drops down from the north, and tomorrow … Continue reading
Long Dry Spell Ahead
RADAR CHECK: Widely scattered showers are over North/Central Alabama this afternoon, just south of a surface front near U.S. 278. A few neighborhoods did see a decent downpour this afternoon, but most communities are dry. Once these showers dissipate this … Continue reading
