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Pleasant Days, Cool Nights
A FEW SPOTS DID GET RAIN: A few rain totals from very early this morning (between midnight and 6:00 a.m.)… Windham Springs (Tuscaloosa County) 0.17″ Jacksonville 0.11″ Concord 0.02″ Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden) 0.02″ Decatur 0.02″ Coker 0.01″ … Continue reading
Cooler Air Today; Rain Next Week?
RADAR CHECK: Nice to see a few showers on radar early this morning ahead of the cold front pushing through Alabama… but they are fading fast as I write this just before sunrise. Our Skywatcher at Concord, in the western … Continue reading
A Few Showers Along The Front Tonight
NO DROUGHT RELIEF: New drought monitor data this morning shows an expanding area of exceptional/severe drought across Alabama… Let’s make it perfectly clear… if we do see a few showers along tonight’s cold front over North Alabama, it will be … Continue reading
Cold Front Arrives Tonight
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE: Today most likely will be the 46th consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham, and with no really significant chance showing up through the end of next week, it looks like we have a good chance … Continue reading
Much Cooler Friday; Still Dry
DROUGHT UPDATE: Today is the 45th consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham, and with no really significant chance showing up through the end of next week, it looks like we have a good chance of breaking the record dry … Continue reading
Drought Conditions Continue To Worsen
LONG TIME, NO RAIN: Today will be the 45th consecutive day without rain for Birmingham; the record streak is 52 days set in 1924, and unfortunately it sure looks like we have a good chance of beating that record as … Continue reading
Warmest November Day On Record
EYES ON THE RECORD BOOK: The Alabama drought/late season “heat wave” continues, with temperatures in the 85-90 degree range for most communities this afternoon. This is the warmest November day on record for Birmingham; the temperature is 87 degrees at … Continue reading
Big Cool Down By Friday
RECORDS GALORE: Yesterday’s official high at Birmingham was 87 degrees; that tied the record for October 31… last time it was that warm on Halloween was in 1984. New records were set yesterday at Anniston with 87 (the old record … Continue reading
Much Cooler Later This Week
RECORD WATCH: Based on the hourly data, Birmingham’s high so far today is 86 degrees… one degree shy of the record for October 31, 87 set in 1984. But there is still time to creep up to tie that record, … Continue reading
Record Warmth Today; Much Cooler By Friday
ALABAMA DROUGHT ROLLS ALONG: Exceptional drought conditions continue across Alabama. This will be the third year on record with no measurable rain during the month of October for Birmingham… it also happened in 1901 and 1924. Today will be the … Continue reading
