Author Archives: spann
Occasional Showers/Storms
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today; we will resume the “two a day” schedule tomorrow** RADAR CHECK: The stronger storms have shifted into East Alabama this afternoon… Storms in East Alabama are not severe, but they are producing a good … Continue reading
Wet Weather Pattern Returns
PATTERN CHANGE: After only about a third of an inch of rain for the entire month of May, showers/storms returned late yesterday afternoon, soaking parts of Central Alabama with over one inch. And, that moist air will stick around for … Continue reading
Warmer Temperatures This Weekend
COBALT BLUE SKY: Again today, the weather feels more like October across the great state of Alabama, with a deep blue sky and bright sunshine. The humidity is low, and temperatures are in the 70s. Tonight will be clear and … Continue reading
Dry Weather Through Sunday
MAY, OR OCTOBER? Many communities are in the 40s to begin this late May day… some pre-dawn temperatures: Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden) 42 Fort Payne 43 Valley Head 43 Cullman 46 Haleyville 46 Concord 47 Center Point 48 … Continue reading
Almost Like A Fall Day
MORE LIKE OCTOBER: The average high for Birmingham on May 21 is 82 degrees; today the 3:00 temperature at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport is only 67 with a north wind gusting to 22 mph at times. To the north, Nashville is in … Continue reading
Cool Change
REFRESHING AIRMASS ARRIVES TODAY: A surface front has pushed into deep South Alabama this morning, and cooler, drier continental air will settle in. We project a high today only in the low 70s with a good supply of sunshine and … Continue reading
Turning Cooler Tomorrow
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today; will be at our son’s high school graduation** COLD FRONT APPROACHING: Looks like a few passing showers and storms are a good possibility through tonight as a cold front moves into Alabama; SPC maintains … Continue reading
Scattered Showers Later Today
HUMID AIR STILL IN PLACE: A surface front remains north of Alabama, and as it drifts southward we expect scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. After a very wet April, with rain amounts in excess of 10 inches, … Continue reading
A Few Widely Scattered Showers
RADAR CHECK: A few widely scattered showers and storms are in progress this afternoon, especially east of I-65… Otherwise, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures generally in the low to mid 80s. TOMORROW: The daytime hours … Continue reading
Only Widely Scattered Showers Later Today
NOT MUCH RAIN: The chance of any one spot seeing a shower later today is only about one in five… otherwise we expect a partly sunny sky today with a high in the mid 80s. The average high for May … Continue reading
