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Tropical Rains Arrive Over The Weekend
DRY JUNE DAY: The entire state of Alabama is rain-free this afternoon, very unusual for June. A dry airmass covers the state, and with a sunny sky temperatures are mostly in the mid 80s. Dewpoints are in the 50s, and tonight will be clear and pleasant with a low between 58 and 64 degrees for most communities. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Comfortable June Weather; Watching the Gulf
Not too bad outside with the lower dew points in place across the state. The dry air is allowing for sunshine in full supply today and we are seeing temperatures head into the mid and upper 80s this afternoon. Continue reading
Dry For Most Of The State Through Friday; Tropical Rain For The Weekend
Today will be another sunny day with a high the mid to upper 80s, and the humidity levels will remain low for mid-June. Dry weather continues tomorrow, but some rain could move into extreme South Alabama Friday as a tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico approaches the coast. The northern 2/3 of the state will remain rain-free Friday with afternoon highs around 90 degrees. Continue reading
Most Of Alabama Dry Through Friday; Pleasant Nights
RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is dry this afternoon; we do note a band of strong to severe thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast from Dauphin Island to Panama City Beach. These storms are moving southward, and should be off the coast soon. Tonight will be mostly fair and very pleasant with lows mostly in the 60-65 degree range, but cooler spots over the northern half of the state will dip into the 50s. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Sunny, but Watching the Gulf
Drier air is slowly filtering into the state today as our dew points are falling. Though it is still hot, it is not as humid as it has been recently with highs today approaching the lower 90s for most locations. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Weather For Alabama Through Friday; Watching The Gulf
LOWER HUMIDITY: Drier air continues to advance into Alabama this morning, and for the northern 2/3 of the state today will be mostly sunny and not as humid as recent days thanks to the lower dew points. We expect a high this afternoon in the upper 80s. Continue reading
Drier Air Rolling Into North Alabama
RADAR CHECK: A surface boundary, representing the leading edge of drier air, is pushing through North Alabama this afternoon. A few isolated showers and storms have formed ahead of the front; heavier storms are over East-Central Alabama at mid- afternoon around the I-85 corridor. Those storms will continue to push southward over the next few hours as the dry air moves into the northern half of the state. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Through Friday; Watching The Gulf
A CHANCE TO DRY OUT: While we have a couple of rogue showers near Birmingham and Tuscaloosa early this morning just before sunrise, most of the day will be dry across Alabama as precipitable water values will be coming down. Chance of any one spot seeing a shower this afternoon is only 5-10 percent, and with a partly to mostly sunny sky we expect a high in the low 90s this afternoon. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Become Fewer In Number Over The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: We have quite a variety of weather across Alabama today; for many across the southwest counties the sky is sunny with temperatures around 90 degrees, but clusters of showers and storms continue to develop elsewhere, many of them producing heavy amounts of rain. Much of Tuscaloosa County, and a part of Pickens County, has been under a flash flood warning much of the afternoon. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: More Heavy Rain with Some Flash Flooding Concerns
At the midday hours, areas of rain and storms are ongoing across Alabama, with very heavy rainfall in West-Central Alabama, and in fact Tuscaloosa County is under a flash flood warning, as much of the county has been dealing with rain for several hours. Continue reading
