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Scattered Showers/Storms Tomorrow; Dry Friday Through Sunday
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER BEGINS: Today is the first day of “meteorological summer”; we consider summer to run from June 1 through August 31. In terms of astronomy, summer begins on the date of the summer solstice, June 21, our “longest day” of the year in terms of the amount of daylight. It will feel like summer today with a high in the low 90s along with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Like recent days, a few isolated showers could pop up this afternoon, but they should be few and far between. Continue reading
Hot, Mostly Dry Through Tomorrow; Scattered Showers/Storms Thursday
RADAR CHECK: We have a few small, isolated showers over East Alabama this afternoon, but most of Alabama is hot and dry with a mostly sunny sky… temperatures are in the 88-92 degree range for most communities. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low around 70 degrees. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Through Tomorrow; A Few Showers/Storms Thursday
HOT AFTERNOONS: Mostly sunny weather continues across Alabama today and tomorrow with highs in the low 90s for most communities. We will bring in a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday as a weak surface front approaches from the north; SPC has placed parts of North and West Alabama in a low end “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for the potential of hail and strong, gusty winds. Continue reading
Dry Through Wednesday; A Few Showers Thursday
SUNNY MEMORIAL DAY: With a mostly sunny sky, temperatures are in the 86-90 degree range in most communities. Tonight will be mostly clear with a low in the 60s. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: More Sun than Clouds for Memorial Day
Lots of sunshine in the forecast the rest of today with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s across the state. Not at all a bad Memorial Day in the weather department. Continue reading
Sunny Weather Continues; Watching The Tropics
SUNNY MEMORIAL DAY: No change in the weather for Alabama; look for a good supply of sunshine today with a high in the 87-91 degree range this afternoon. The average high for Birmingham on May 30 is 85. The weather will stay dry through Wednesday with mostly sunny days and fair nights… the high tomorrow and Wednesday will be close to 90 degrees. Continue reading
Dry Holiday Weekend Ahead For Alabama
DRY DAYS: The sky is partly to mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 75-82 degree range. Tonight will be clear with temperatures falling into the upper 50s and low 60s for most communities. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Sunshine is Back
We are seeing plenty of sunshine today, lower humidity, and temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s for most locations. Continue reading
Dry Weather For The Memorial Day Weekend
DRY DAYS AHEAD: As I write this a bit before sunrise, there is one narrow line of showers over the northeast corner of the state; it will be gone by the time you read this, and we are looking at an extended period of dry weather for Alabama. The sky will be partly to mostly sunny today with a high between 77 and 81 degrees. Continue reading
Drier Air Moves In Tonight; Long Dry Spell Ahead
RADAR CHECK: Rain continues this afternoon in areas generally east of a line from Huntsville to Mobile. Some showers are producing heavy rain and gusty winds, but the overall severe weather threat for the rest of the evening is very low due to the lack of surface based instability. The sky will clear from the west as dry air punches into the state. Continue reading
