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July Front Pushing Into Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Patches of mostly light rain continue this morning mainly in areas south and east of Birmingham ahead of a rather rare July surface front over the Tennessee Valley. This front will continue to push southward today, and by afternoon almost all of the showers and storms will be down over the southern half of the state. The sky becomes partly sunny over North Alabama with a high in the mid 80s. Continue reading
“Cold” Front Pushes Through Tomorrow
CHANGES AHEAD: Generally dry weather is the story for Alabama this afternoon, with temperatures mostly in the 86-90 degree range. But, to the north, we are seeing numerous showers and thunderstorms over Tennessee in association with a surface front dropping southward into the Deep South. Those showers and storms will move into North Alabama in coming hours, and will continue to move southward tonight. Continue reading
Rare July “Cold” Front On The Way
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES THIS WEEK: A blanket of moist air remains parked over Alabama today, and the radar is quiet this morning. Showers and storms will develop later today in scattered spots during the peak of the daytime heating process. We project a high today between 87 and 90 degrees for most communities. Continue reading
Plenty of Rain and Storms Around
Showers and storms have been ongoing across portions of Alabama through the morning hours, and these continue to expand in coverage as we head into and through the afternoon, and many locations stand a pretty good chance of getting wet today. Continue reading
Heavy Rain For Parts Of Alabama
FLOODING ISSUES FOR EAST ALABAMA: Very high precipitable water values, combined with a weak disturbance aloft led to slow moving thunderstorms developing over parts of Alabama this morning. Significant flooding was reported in Calhoun County. Continue reading
Very Humid With Afternoon Showers/Storms
MUST BE MID-SUMMER: All of the usual summer elements will remain in Alabama’s forecast through the weekend. Heat, humidity, and random, scattered showers and thunderstorms. Most (but not necessarily all) of the showers will come from 1:00 until 11:00 p.m., during the peak of the daytime heating process. Coverage of the rain should be highest tomorrow. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Storms
SCATTERED STORMS FIRE UP AGAIN TODAY: We are in that time of the year when the weather forecast will mention “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” on a daily basis, and we will have them around again later today. Odds of any one spot getting wet today are around one in three; otherwise the sky will be partly sunny with a high generally in the low 90s. Continue reading
Afternoon Showers/Storms Moving East
RADAR CHECK: Showers and a few heavy thunderstorms are over East Alabama; at mid-afternoon some of the heaviest rain was falling in a band from Lincoln to Anniston to Heflin. And, new showers are developing over West Alabama in the very moist air over Alabama. Showers and storms remain possible through the evening hours; they fade later tonight once the sun sets. Away from the rain, temperatures are near 90, but many places are in the 70s and 80s due to clouds and showers. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Remain Possible In A Very Humid Airmass
HUMID SUMMER WEATHER: As this day begins we have a number of showers and storms in progress over Tennessee Valley and some northwest counties of Alabama as a very moist airmass remains in place. Showers and storms will slowly develop to the south and east today, and most communities across the northern half of the state stand a good chance of getting wet at time or two. Highs will be in the 80s with only a limited amount of sun; South Alabama will see low 90s. Continue reading
Ocean Of Humidity Remains Over Alabama
RADAR CHECK: A band of strong storms is over Northwest Alabama this afternoon… lined up from near Muscle Shoals to Hamilton shorty after 3:00 p.m. The storms are producing gusty winds and heavy rain, and are moving only slowly to the east. The rest of the state is mostly sunny with temperatures between 89 and 92. Showers and storms over Northwest Alabama will fade away after sunset. Continue reading
