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Showers This Afternoon/Early Tonight; A Mostly Dry Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: An organized batch of rain and thunderstorms continues to push into West and North Alabama early this afternoon ahead of a short wave in the upper atmosphere. The rain will continue to progress across the state this afternoon and early tonight mainly over the northern 2/3 of the state. Continue reading
A Few Spotty Showers/Storms Later Today; Warm Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: At daybreak we have scattered showers over the northern third of Alabama… temperatures are in the 60s. Expect a mix of sun and clouds today with a few showers and storms developing this afternoon and early tonight over the northern and central counties. Continue reading
Scattered Storms Tomorrow; Becoming Fewer In Number Sat/Sun
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms are widely scattered across Alabama this afternoon, but a few spots are seeing heavy rain and frequent lighting. A decent part of the state is dry with temperatures mostly in the upper 70s and low 80s. Continue reading
Humid Air Stays In Place; Scattered Showers/Storms Again Today
RADAR CHECK: We have scattered areas of light rain across Alabama this morning, otherwise the sky is mostly cloudy at daybreak with temperatures in the 60s. The high today will be in the 76-82 degree range with random, scattered showers and storms forming again this afternoon and early tonight Continue reading
A Few Scattered Showers/Storms Tomorrow/Friday
RADAR CHECK: We have a classic case of random, scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon, mainly over the northern half of the state. A few strong storms are producing small hail, but they are well below traditional severe limits. Continue reading
A Few Scattered Showers/Storms Later Today
HUMID AIR: Humidity levels will stay elevated across Alabama today, and we expect more scattered showers and storms to form this afternoon and early tonight. Most of them will be over the northern half of the state, where odds of any one spot seeing rain are around 40-50 percent. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Through Tomorrow; Drier Thursday/Friday
RADAR CHECK: Large areas of rain and a few thunderstorms continue to move across the northern 2/3 of Alabama this afternoon. Some communities are seeing heavy rain, and we have small hail in a few spots. South Alabama is generally dry with only isolated showers. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Mainly Over North/Central Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms persist over North Alabama early this morning ahead of a stalled surface front near the Alabama/Tennessee border. Continue reading
A Few Showers/Storms Around Through Wednesday; Afternoons Stay Warm
RADAR CHECK: We have scattered showers and thunderstorms across the northern half of Alabama at mid-afternoon, but much of the state is enjoying a partly sunny, warm day with temperatures in the 80s. Continue reading
Summer-Like Week Ahead; A Few Showers/Storms Possible
RADAR CHECK: This morning we are watching a band of showers and storms lined up ahead of a surface front from near Nashville to Oxford, MS to Monroe, LA. This front will stall out later today near the northwest corner of Alabama; it will bring some rain to mainly the northern half of the state. It won’t rain everywhere, and most of South Alabama will stay dry. Continue reading
