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Trending Hotter And Drier After Today
HOTTER DAYS AHEAD: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today; we expect a mix of sun and clouds, and scattered showers and thunderstorms will begin to form later today. Best chance of a passing thunderstorm will come after 2:00 p.m., and … Continue reading
Showers Thin Out This Weekend
RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon; like recent days, the storms are slow moving, and heavier ones are producing some small hail and very frequent lightning. These showers and storms will settle … Continue reading
Scattered Afternoon Storms
JUST LIKE JUNE SHOULD BE: The overall weather pattern won’t change much across the great state of Alabama today and tomorrow; expect partly sunny, humid days with the risk of “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”… the chance … Continue reading
Long Shadow This Evening
Thanks to all who took the time to send in sunset images this evening with an odd shadow over parts of North Alabama… this was visible clearly from places like Smith Lake. The shadow was from a lone thunderstorm near … Continue reading
Warm, Humid, Scattered Storms
A FEW SCATTERED STORMS: A very typical June afternoon across Alabama… the weather is warm and humid with a mix of sun and clouds, and we have a pattern of random, widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. They show up very … Continue reading
Sun And Scattered Storms
CALM AT DAYBREAK: Nothing on radar around here early this morning; temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 60s with some patchy dense fog. A surface boundary is just north of Birmingham this morning; a few storms formed on … Continue reading
Storms Mainly Over Southeast Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: Most of the really active showers and thunderstorms today are south of I-85, and east of I-65, over the southern counties of Alabama. They are producing lots of lightning, gusty winds, and very heavy rain as they move … Continue reading
Widely Scattered Thunderstorms; Warm/Humid
JUNE IN ALABAMA: This is the time of the year when there is some risk of a shower or storm just about every day, but they tend to be rather scattered, and random. We actually have a few strong storms … Continue reading
Scattered Strong Storms Tonight
RADAR CHECK: Heaviest storms in Alabama at mid-afternoon were over the northwest corner of the state; they are producing heavy, gusty winds, and frequent lightning as they move east. Some scattered wind damage was reported in Florence around 2:30… A … Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Return
RADAR CHECK: We actually have a few showers at daybreak in progress over Clay and Talladega Counties… they are moving northeast, and seem to be dissipating. For most Alabama communities, yesterday was the hottest day so far this year. Birmingham … Continue reading
