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Midday Nowcast: Increasing Heat Levels; Beryl Remains a Category 5
Hurricane Beryl remains a very powerful category 5 hurricane. Beryl is a historic storm, being the earliest category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin, and only the second category 5 during the month of July (Emily 2005). Continue reading
Highs Hold In The 90s; Mostly Dry Today
PLEASANT START: We are seeing some spots in the low to mid 60s across North Alabama early this morning for a nice, brief touch of fall. But temperatures rise quickly, and we expect highs in the mid 90s in most places again today. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Tomorrow; Scattered Storms Around Wednesday Through Friday
DRY AIR: A nice push of dry air and lower dew points is over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon. Even in South Alabama showers are almost impossible to find at mid-afternoon; temperatures are mostly in the 90s. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Hot July Days; Beryl Stronger
Hurricane Beryl satellite imagery and Barbados radar data indicate that the eye of Beryl has made landfall on Carriacou Island at 1110 AM AST. Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Beryl’s maximum sustained winds have increased to 150 mph. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Today; A Few Storms For Southeast Alabama
HOT SUMMER DAYS: Drier air will creep into the northern 2/3 of Alabama today, and most of the afternoon showers and storms will be confined to the southeast counties of the state. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Storms Over The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: We have the classic case of widely scattered, random scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama. They are most active over the southern 2/3 of the state, and are moving northward. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Some Showers and Storms Today
Routine summer weather is in the forecast with partly sunny, hot, humid days with the usual risk of scattered showers and storms on a daily basis generally during the afternoon and evening hours. Continue reading
Hot, Humid, A Few Scattered Showers/Storms
RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling early this morning across parts of Southeast Alabama, the rest of the state is dry with temperatures in the 70s. Expect a partly sunny sky today with a high in the 90-95 degree range, close to average for late June. Continue reading
Scattered Storms Around Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue across Alabama this afternoon. The key word is scattered; not raining everywhere, but some places are getting a good summer soaker. The showers are rotating around a broad upper low that formed over the state; they will diminish after dark. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Not as Hot with Scattered Showers and Storms
Scattered showers and storms remain in the forecast today, with the higher coverage over southern portions of the state. It is not as hot this afternoon with highs only in the upper 80s with some low 90s. Continue reading
