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Tropical Storm Expected To Form In The Gulf Soon
WATCHING DEVELOPMENTS TO THE SOUTH: A disturbance over the Northeast Gulf of Mexico is forecast to become a tropical storm within the next 48 hours, and will have a big impact on Alabama’s weather. We don’t expect much change in our weather situation today; hot and very humid with showers and storms forming this afternoon and tonight in scattered spots. Like yesterday, they will be strong with heavy rain, gusty winds, and very frequent lightning. Continue reading
Hot/Steamy Today; Eyes Remain On The Gulf
HOT, MUGGY JULY DAY: A heat advisory is in effect for much of Central and Northwest Alabama today, where highs will be in the mid 90s and humidity levels will be pretty oppressive. But, all 67 counties will be hot and humid with high in the 90s. A few showers and storms will form during the heat of the day, but they should be fairly widely scattered. Continue reading
Eyes On The Gulf This Week
RADAR CHECK: Slow moving thunderstorms are dumping heavy rain on parts of West and South Alabama this afternoon, but most of North and East Alabama is dry. The storms in progress are moving slowly to the southwest, and will fade later tonight. Away from the showers, temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 90s, and humidity levels are pretty oppressive. Continue reading
Hot and Feeling Hotter
We are seeing ample sunshine across the state today and that has allowed our temperatures to surge into the lower and mid 90s across North/Central Alabama. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Afternoon Storms
RADAR CHECK: Another classic summer afternoon across Alabama. The day is hot and humid, and we have the usual random array of scattered showers and thunderstorms on radar. Stronger storms are producing frequent lighting and heavy rain, and are moving slowly eastward. They will fade away once the sun goes down later this evening. Away from the storms, the sky is partly sunny with temperatures between 90 and 95 degrees. Continue reading
Hot, Humid Weather Continues With Scattered Storms
NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: The overall weather pattern won’t change much for Alabama through the weekend. Partly sunny, hot, humid days with “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. Most of the storms will between 1:00 and 9:00 p.m.. and odds of any one spot getting wet will be around 40 percent. Afternoon highs will be mostly in the 90-94 degree range. Just what you expect in early July in Alabama. Continue reading
Scattered Afternoon Showers And Thunderstorms
RANDOM STORMS IN SCATTERED SPOTS: We have a classic mid-summer afternoon across Alabama on this Independence Day. The sky is partly sunny, temperatures are generally in the 89-92 degree range, and we have an array of scattered showers and thunderstorms in progress in random places. The showers are moving slowly to the east, and will fizzle out once the sun goes down later tonight. Most of the storms should be over by fireworks time at 9:00 p.m. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Afternoon Storms
HAPPY FOURTH: Classic summer weather is the story for Alabama on this Independence Day. Partly sunny, hot, humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms during the peak of the daytime heating process. Most of the storms will come from 1:00 until 9:00, meaning a reasonable chance most (but not necessarily all) of the fireworks shows tonight should be rain-free. Continue reading
Muggy; Scattered Thunderstorms
RADAR CHECK: As advertised, we have your classic case of scattered, random showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon. A few neighborhoods are getting heavy rain… the showers are moving slowly eastward. Temperatures are generally in the 86-91 degree range, and the showers will fade away tonight. Continue reading
Scattered Storms More Numerous In Coming Days
SUN, HEAT, STORMS: Hot, humid weather will continue across Alabama through the weekend, which is exactly what you expect in July. And, every day we will deal with “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. They have been few and far between over the past two days across North/Central Alabama, but they should increase in number today as moisture and instability values are expected to be higher. In fact, we have a few showers on radar early this morning over West Alabama. Continue reading
