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Rain Tapers Off Later Today
RADAR CHECK: Light to moderate rain is relatively widespread across Alabama at daybreak… The rain will taper off later this morning, with only a few lingering, spotty showers this afternoon. No sun today, and the high will be in the … Continue reading
Rain Moves In Late Tonight
PLEASANT AFTERNOON: Temperatures have reached the low 60s across North/Central Alabama this afternoon, with sunshine through a high cirrus cloud layer. Clouds will thicken in coming hours, and rain should move in after midnight as a surface low passes south … Continue reading
Rain Tomorrow; Colder Air Arrives Sunday
THIS MORNING: There is a big spread in temperature across Alabama this morning; Vic Bell at Black Creek reports 21 degrees, but Cullman is above freezing just before daybreak with 36. But we will all warm up nicely today with … Continue reading
Dry and Pleasant Tomorrow; Rain Friday
SUNNY WINTER DAY: Temperatures are actually a little above forecast levels this afternoon, and nobody seems to be griping. We projected a high between 47 and 50; most Central Alabama communities are in the low to mid 50s with a … Continue reading
Weekend Model Madness
New global model data has arrived (the 12Z runs), and we still have a huge difference in the GFS (American) vs the ECMWF (European). The GFS develops a surface low southeast of here, suggesting potential for some accumulating snow across … Continue reading
Rain Returns Friday
COLD MORNING: A secondary surge of colder air dropped into Alabama early this morning; we are starting the day mostly in the 20s over the northern half of the state… but the dry air will heat pretty effectively today, and … Continue reading
Slightly Cooler Tomorrow; Rain By Friday
FINE WINTER DAY: Feels pretty good this afternoon; a strong January sun has pushed temperatures up into the 50s across the great state of Alabama. But, tonight a dry cold front will pass through, and tomorrow will be a bit … Continue reading
Rain Returns To Alabama Friday
A LITTLE WARMER THIS AFTERNOON: Most places are below freezing across North/Central Alabama this morning, but we should rise into the low 50s this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine through scattered high clouds. Then, a dry cold front … Continue reading
Dry Weather Through Thursday
SUNNY BUT COLD: Temperatures are generally in the low to mid 40s across North/Central Alabama this afternoon with a mostly sunny sky, but we are seeing only upper 30s up in the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama. Tonight will … Continue reading
Frigid January Morning
COLD: Some temperatures reported around sunrise across Alabama… Ardmore 12 Mentone 14 Haleyville 17 Cullman 18 Decatur 18 Gadsden (Noccalula Falls) 19 Concord 19 Sycamore 19 Fort Payne 19 Homewood 20 Coker 21 Alexander City 21 Birmingham 22 Tuscaloosa 22 … Continue reading
