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Wet At Times Through Wednesday; Temperatures Remain Below Average
RADAR CHECK: Large areas of rain are pushing into West Alabama early this morning, and an unsettled pattern will continue across the state today with a mostly cloudy sky along with periods of rain. Some thunder is possible, but no severe storms are expected, and temperatures will hold in the 70s across much of the state today due to the clouds and rain. The average high for Birmingham on August 22 is 90. Continue reading
Wet At Times Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and storms are moving eastward across Alabama this afternoon. Nothing severe, but a few spots are seeing heavy rain and some lightning. Otherwise, we have more clouds than sun with temperatures generally in the mid 80s. Showers will remain possible tonight in the soupy air over Alabama. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Scattered Showers and Storms
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms remain in the forecast today through Sunday. It won’t rain all the time and it won’t rain everywhere each day, but occasional showers and storms will certainly remain a threat across Alabama at times for … Continue reading
Scattered To Numerous Showers/Storms Through Early Next Week
RADAR CHECK: We have a number of showers and thunderstorms in progress over Alabama early this morning… nothing severe, but a few storms are producing heavy rain. The sky will be occasionally cloudy today with some rain likely at times. It won’t rain everywhere, but any one spot stands a 50-60 percent chancer of getting wet. Temperatures remain below average with highs in the mid 80s. Continue reading
Scattered To Numerous Showers/Storms Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms are most active east of I-65 (over the eastern half of Alabama) this afternoon… but we note new scattered showers forming on the western side of the state as well. The sky is generally cloudy, and temperatures are in the 78-84 degree range at most locations, well below average for mid-August. Scattered showers remain possible tonight as moist air will move slowly northward. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Rain and Storms Mainly South Today
Periods of rain and storms remain in the forecast Alabama, but today the better rain chances are down across South Alabama, where the surface boundary is today. Continue reading
Higher Coverage Of Showers Over South Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: We have a number of showers and storms in progress early this morning over the southern third of Alabama, south of a stalled surface front. The highest coverage of rain today will stay south of that boundary, over South Alabama…. drier air is over the northern part of the state. Temperatures north of Birmingham are in the low to mid 60s at daybreak for a little touch of fall. Continue reading
Unsettled Pattern Setting Up Through The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Patches of mostly light rain linger over North Alabama this afternoon, while heavier thunderstorms are forming over the southwest part of the state, where the air is hot and unstable. Sunshine is fairly limited, and temperatures are only in the 70s over the northern counties thanks to clouds and showers. The heavier storms over Southwest Alabama will taper off after sunset Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Wet and Stormy Pattern
Periods of rain and storms are ahead Alabama as a boundary remains in place across the state, allowing for impulses of energy to ride along it. Today, rain and storms are tracking northwest to southeast through Alabama. Continue reading
Rain Coverage Increasing Across Alabama Today
RADAR CHECK: A mass of showers and thunderstorms is pushing into West Alabama early this morning ahead of a disturbance over the Mid-South moving down through the northwest flow aloft over the region. Expect scattered to numerous showers and storms today, but still it won’t rain everywhere (summer rain distribution is always uneven here). Heavier storms this afternoon will shift down into South Alabama, where the air will be more unstable. Continue reading
