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Showers/Storms Becoming More Numerous Through Mid-Week
UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY: Moisture levels will rise across Alabama today, and with a weak upper low moving into the state, we expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms by afternoon. It still won’t rain everywhere, but most communities should see a decent shower by the evening hours. Otherwise, the day will be warm and humid with a mix of sun and clouds along with a high in the mid 80s. The average high today at Birmingham is 91. Continue reading
Mid-Afternoon Radar Update…
The radar has gotten active across North/Central Alabama this afternoon as scattered to numerous showers and storms are ongoing. Continue reading
Early Afternoon Radar Check
We are watching the radar as showers and storms are popping up across the Alabama landscape. The general motion of these are mainly from the east to west across the state again today.
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Hot and Humid Afternoon…Watching the Radar
New day, same forecast as our 4th of July is pretty typical of early July in Alabama. It is hot, it is humid, and we are watching the radar as showers and storms will be popping up across the Alabama landscape through the afternoon and evening hours. Continue reading
Hot, Humid Weekend With Scattered Storms
**No Weather Xtreme video this afternoon; we are on a holiday schedule** RADAR CHECK: We have your classic case of random, scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama on this early July afternoon. Storm are moving slowly to the southwest, and … Continue reading
Hot, Humid Weekend Ahead With A Few Scattered Storms
HOT, HUIMD SUMMER WEATHER: The weather looks pretty routine for the holiday weekend across Alabama with hot, humid days, a partly sunny sky, and the risk of a “pop up” type thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening hours, generally between 1:00 and 9:00 p.m. Odds of any one spot getting wet today are only 10-20 percent, around 30 percent tomorrow, and 40 percent Sunday. The afternoon storms will be random and scattered, no way of knowing in advance exactly when and where they pop up. Continue reading
Hot, Humid Days With A Few Storms
RADAR CHECK: As expected, showers and storms are fewer in number across Alabama this afternoon. In fact, much of the state is enjoying a mostly sunny sky with temperatures generally between 86 and 89 degrees at mid-afternoon. There are a few isolated showers over the eastern half of the state… those will end once the sun goes down. Continue reading
Storms Around Later Today, But Fewer In Number
TYPICAL JULY WEATHER: Overall atmospheric moisture levels have decreased a tad across Alabama today, so when scattered showers and storms begin to form this afternoon they should be fewer in number. Heavier thunderstorms are expected to be over the far southwest part of the state, where SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for this afternoon and early tonight. Continue reading
Humid Air Persists; Scattered Showers/Storms Remain In The Forecast
MUGGY AFTERNOON: An MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) rolled through Alabama this morning in a northwest flow aloft producing heavy rain and gusty winds. Radar suggests parts of Northwest Alabama received over 5 inches of rain earlier today, and a few flash flood warnings were required. The radar is fairly quiet over North/Central Alabama at mid-afternoon with heavier storms over the southern third of the state. SPC has removed the severe weather threat for most of the state thanks to the stabilization process after the morning rain. Continue reading
A Couple Of Rounds Of Storms Likely Today
RADAR CHECK: A batch of rain and thunderstorms is moving through Northwest Alabama early this morning; the storms are not severe, but are noisy with lots of lightning and heavy rain. This activity will diminish later, but more storms will likely develop by mid to late afternoon, and those could pack a punch. SPC has roughly the northern half of the state in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms today. Continue reading
