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Showers Late Tonight; Much Colder Tomorrow
RAIN GETTING CLOSER: A strong cold front will push a band of showers, and maybe even a thunderstorm, into far Northwest Alabama tonight. The SPC outlook suggests no severe weather threat, but a chance of some thunder over Northwest Alabama … Continue reading
Showers Late Tonight; Much Colder Tomorrow
COULD THE STREAK BE ENDING? Today will be the 61st consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham; we blew past the old record of 52 dry days in a row (set in 1924) earlier this month. Could we get 0.01″ … Continue reading
Showers Move In Late Tomorrow Night
WARM NOVEMBER DAY: Birmingham, Anniston, and Tuscaloosa were all at 79 degrees at 3:00 this afternoon, very close to record levels for November 17. Birmingham’s record high today is 82, set in 1958. Today is the 60th consecutive day without … Continue reading
Big Warm-Up Today; Weekend Chill
ACTIVE WEATHER: The advertised “pattern flip” of mid-November will bring lots of changes and interesting weather to Alabama for the rest of the month. On the positive side, we have three opportunities for rain for our state over the next … Continue reading
Warm Tomorrow/Friday, Then A Chilly Weekend
WARM, THEN COLD: Get ready for a ride on the Alabama weather roller coaster. We project a high at or just over 80 degrees tomorrow; both the NAM and the GFS are now printing 81 for Birmingham. Makes sense with … Continue reading
Friday Night Showers; Chilly Weekend
DRY STREAK ROLLS ALONG: A number of West Alabama communities did see enough rain to measure yesterday; Demopolis reported 0.26″. In the Birmingham metro, our Skywatcher team reported 0.02″ at Bessemer, and 0.01″ at Helena, but where the records are … Continue reading
Next Round Of Showers Friday Night
RADAR CHECK: Quite the excitement across West Alabama this morning when rain was falling… a few raindrops were even seen across the Birmingham metro… Hey @spann there is water falling out of the sky in Hoover. I am confused and … Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: A Few Sprinkles Remain
How about the rain this morning over portions of Alabama? It sure was a treat for some and there continues to be some returns on the radar now, but as these push slowly southeast they are slowly vanishing from the … Continue reading
Alabama Weather Getting Interesting
PATTERN FLIP: Our pattern flip is happening; the positions of the various ridges and troughs in the mid latitude westerlies have changed, and that will open the door for rain opportunities in the coming days and weeks. A disturbance aloft … Continue reading
Cold Front Arrives Early Saturday; Rain???
DRY IS THE WORD: Today is the 57th consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham, and a drought emergency remains in effect for all 67 Alabama counties. No outdoor burning of any kind, and water conservation is very important. The … Continue reading
