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Warming Trend Begins This Afternoon
ANOTHER COLD ONE: Vic Bell, our Skywatcher at Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden), reports 23 degrees early this morning with a “monster frost”. Most communities are somewhere between 28 and 32. The good news is that a warming trend … Continue reading
Warming Trend Begins Tomorrow
ANOTHER COLD NIGHT AHEAD: Best I can tell the coldest spots in Alabama this morning were Russellville and Mentone with 18 degrees reported; most communities were in the mid 20s. Tonight will be another cold one, but not quite as … Continue reading
Attention Gadsden and Cullman
I have posted about these issues multiple times, but with so many questions this morning, here we go again. Let’s take the easiest situation first… GADSDEN: Many ask… why is there no temperature for Gadsden on your maps? The answer… … Continue reading
Frigid Start; Warmer Days Ahead
TOO COLD: Here are some temperatures across Alabama at daybreak… Russellville 19 Cullman 21 Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden) 21 Valley Head 21 Cottondale 22 Concord 23 Centre 23 Gadsden 24 Weaver 24 Coker 25 Homewood 25 Sycamore 25 … Continue reading
Cold Front Arrives Tomorrow
BIG CHANGES AHEAD: While we are enjoying another delightful autumn day across Alabama, we are watching a storm system develop up north that will produce a band of heavy snow from Des Moines over to Chicago tonight and tomorrow. This … Continue reading
Isolated Showers Tomorrow; Cold Sunday
DRY, PLEASANT WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY: With dry air in place, we expect a bright sunny sky across Alabama today with a high in the low to mid 60s this afternoon. This is right at seasonal averages; the average high today … Continue reading
Cold Air Blast Sunday
FINE FALL DAY: What a delightful day across the great state of Alabama with ample sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures generally in the 65-70 degree range. The weather won’t change much tomorrow… expect a sunny sky statewide; we begin the … Continue reading
Much Colder Air Arrives This Weekend
FOGGY START: A dense fog advisory covers much of Alabama early this morning; in some spots visibility is down to a fraction of a mile. Photo below is from downtown Birmingham (by @kickbackattack) Once the fog burns off, the sky … Continue reading
Brighter Weather Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Rain continues to fall over East Alabama this afternoon, but it has ended over the western half of the state. A tornado watch remains in effect for the far southeast corner of Alabama for a while longer… Rain … Continue reading
Rain Ends Later Today; Brighter Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Widespread rain is over West Alabama this morning, and moving eastward slowly… As forecast, we had strong pressure gradient winds across the state during the night; winds gusted to 35 mph in spots, and there were a few … Continue reading
