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Hot Afternoons; Very Few Showers
TYPICAL JULY WEATHER: An upper ridge is keeping it mostly dry across Alabama this afternoon… Any showers through the evening hours will be very isolated; temperatures are mostly in the low 90s. TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: The ridge holds, and … Continue reading
Hot, Hazy Summer Days
SHOWERS/STORMS REMAIN WIDELY SPACED: Alabama’s weather will look and feel like July through Friday, with mostly sunny, hot, hazy days and fair humid nights. Each afternoon a few showers and storms could pop up during the heat of the day, … Continue reading
Showers Few And Far Between
RADAR CHECK: As expected, there just isn’t much on radar this afternoon thanks to an upper air high building across the Deep South. There are basically two showers in progress over the northern half of the state at 3:15 this … Continue reading
Only Isolated Showers Later Today
HOTTER, DRIER DAYS: A fairly typical summer weather pattern is setting up across the Deep South this week thanks to a developing upper ridge. The high resolution HRRR model does show a few showers across North/Central Alabama this afternoon, but … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 493: Numerous Assets
WeatherBrains Episode 493 is now online (July 6, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a show Alum, having appeared on show 314 back in January 2012 when … Continue reading
Hotter Afternoons, Fewer Showers
CALMER WEATHER AHEAD: The persistent northwest flow aloft pattern that was over Alabama has broken down, and the weather will be calmer this week. The northwest flow brought a series of waves and boundaries down this way enhancing shower and … Continue reading
Trending Hotter and Drier
RADAR CHECK: The weather is pretty quiet at daybreak across Alabama; we note just a few small, isolated showers over the northeast counties of the state. Temperatures are mostly in the 67-72 degree range. THE DAY AHEAD: We will still … Continue reading
Muggy Fourth Of July Weekend
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today… we are on a holiday schedule** RADAR CHECK: As you might expect on a summer day, rain totals have varied greatly across the great state of Alabama. Some northern counties have been under clouds … Continue reading
Wet Morning For North Alabama
RADAR CHECK: A large mass of rain and storms is parked over North Alabama at daybreak. The rain has been heavy in spots, and parts of Marion and Cherokee Counties are under flash flood warnings. Radar is suggesting parts of … Continue reading
Humid Holiday Weekend; Scattered Storms
RADAR CHECK: The radar is strangely quiet this afternoon; storms have formed all around us today, including a few severe storms over the northeast corner of the state during the lunch hour. In this type of environment we will need … Continue reading
