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Hot, Humid, An Afternoon Storm In Spots
SUMMER WEATHER: We are looking at some pretty routine summer weather for Alabama and the Deep South this week. Partly sunny, hot, humid days with the risk of a passing afternoon/evening shower or thunderstorm. Continue reading
Showers Remain Isolated; Most Of The Weekend Dry
RADAR CHECK: A few isolated showers and storms have formed this afternoon over parts of Central and South Alabama; heavier thunderstorms are over the southern half of the state, and they are moving westward today. Continue reading
Only Isolated Showers Through The Weekend; Hot Afternoons
CALM SUMMER PATTERN: A quiet weather pattern continues across the Deep South through the holiday weekend. Partly sunny days, fair nights, and only isolated afternoon showers. The chance of any one community seeing a shower each afternoon is only around 10 percent, and afternoon highs will be in the 90-95 degree range. Continue reading
Quiet Pattern Through The Holiday Weekend
DRY DAY: Alabama is rain-free this afternoon with a partly sunny sky. Temperatures are generally in the 88-92 degree range… tonight will be fair with a low between 66 and 72 degrees. Continue reading
Dry Air Settles Into Alabama And The Deep South
DRY PATTERN: An unusually dry airmass has dropped into the Deep South this morning. No rain across Alabama at daybreak, and we expect no rain through tonight. It is very hard to find a July day around here without at least a few afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Continue reading
Dry Days Ahead For Alabama For A Change
ON THE MAP: A rare July front is moving through Central Alabama this afternoon. We note a few isolated showers ahead of the front around the I-85 corridor at midday; North Alabama is rain-free in drier air moving in from the north. A few isolated storms are also over the southeast corner of the state. Continue reading
Drier Days Ahead For Alabama; Heat Levels Creep Up
DRIER DAYS: A drier airmass is slipping into Alabama early this morning. Nothing on radar at daybreak, and any showers this afternoon will be very isolated, and confined to the southern third of the state. Continue reading
Storms This Evening; Drier Air Settles Into The State Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: We have scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms over the southern 2/3 of Alabama this afternoon… stronger storms are producing gusty winds, heavy rain, and lots of lightning. Showers and storms will end tonight as a surface front pushes southward. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Likely Later Today; Drier Air Begins To Arrive Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Showers are isolated across Alabama early this morning, but a number of showers and thunderstorms will form across the state later today and tonight ahead of a surface front. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe storms for most of the state today; heavier storms will be capable of producing strong wind gusts, heavy rain, lots of lightning, and possibly some small hail. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Likely Tomorrow; Drier Air Begins To Arrive Wednesday
RADAR CHECK: Most of the rain across Alabama at mid-afternoon is over the far southern part of the state; showers are widely spaced over the northern counties. Temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 80s; Mobile is in the upper 70s thanks to clouds and rain. Continue reading
