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Colder Air Blows In Over The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Light to moderate rain with a few embedded thunderstorms are over Central Alabama this afternoon… the bulk of the rain is south of I-20. Where rain is falling, temperatures are in the 60s, but 70s are reported over … Continue reading
Some Rain At Times; Much Cooler This Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Just before daybreak, rain was falling over a decent part of Central Alabama, generally south of I-20… More rain is possible at times, but a decent part of the day should be dry. The sky will feature a … Continue reading
Moisture Moves Northward Tonight
RADAR CHECK: Strong to severe storms continue across South Alabama this afternoon, south of a nearly stationary front just south of U.S. 80… And, a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for Southwest Alabama until 8 p.m… The northern half … Continue reading
Rain Chances Increasing Tonight
THIS MORNING: A stalled front is over South Alabama this morning, and a few showers and storms are along and south of the front. The northern half of the state is cool and dry with temperatures in the 40s and … Continue reading
Frost/Freeze Threat Early Sunday/Monday
THIS AFTERNOON: As expected, temperatures are about 10 degrees cooler across North/Central Alabama this afternoon with 70s being reported, as opposed to the 80s we saw yesterday. The sky is mostly sunny, although a veil of high, thin clouds is … Continue reading
Weekend Cool Down Ahead
NOT AS WARM: Birmingham soared to 88 degrees yesterday… easily beating the old record of 84 set in 2012 and 1984, and close to the record high for the month of March… 90, set on March 21, 1907. But, temperatures … Continue reading
Showers Arrive Early Tomorrow
**No Weather Xtreme video this afternoon due to travel; we are in Cullman getting ready for tonight’s spotter training that begins at 6:30** RECORD BREAKER: Birmingham has soared to 85 degrees this afternoon; that breaks the old record high for … Continue reading
Warm Today; Showers Early Tomorrow
SUMMER PREVIEW: We project a high between 81 and 85 degrees with a good supply of sunshine for much of North/Central Alabama today, easily making it the warmest day so far this year. So far, Birmingham’s warmest days came on … Continue reading
Warm Tomorrow; Much Colder In A Week
RADAR CHECK: We have only a few small, isolated showers over Northeast Alabama this afternoon, the rest of the day is enjoying a partly sunny sky with temperatures generally in the 70s. Tonight will be clear with a low in … Continue reading
A Few Widely Scattered Showers/Storms
RADAR CHECK: As expected, the big mass of storms from last night over Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi has greatly weakened. One strong storm is left, and is moving into West Alabama as I write this a little before daybreak. The … Continue reading
