BREEZY/COOLER AFTERNOON: A surface front is moving through Alabama this afternoon, setting up a big thermal contrast. Huntsville reports 66 degrees at mid-afternoon, while at the same time Ozark is up to 84. The sky is mostly sunny, although clouds have moved back into Northwest Alabama ahead of an upper trough helping to push the cooler air into the state. Clouds will cover the northern counties of the state at times tonight; the low will be in the mid 40s. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have some light rain early this morning over parts of West and North Alabama behind a cold front that is now over the southern part of the state. The rain will end within the next couple of hours, and the sky becomes sunny by late morning as much cooler air rolls into the Deep South. The high today will be only in the mid 60s; the average high for Birmingham on October 16 is 75. Continue reading →

COLD FRONT GETTING CLOSE: A cold front is near the northwest corner of Alabama this afternoon, behind the front Memphis reports only 63 degrees at 2p CT with a chilly northwest wind. But, ahead of the front, temperatures across Alabama are mostly in the 77-81 degree range with a partly to mostly sunny sky. The front will pass through in dry fashion tonight. Continue reading →

MUCH COOLER: A cold front passed through Alabama yesterday and last night, and temperatures today will be a good 10-20 degrees cooler than yesterday for most communities. Communities north of Birmingham most likely won’t get out of the 60s; highs will be in the 70s over the southern 2/3 of the state. And, a deep long wave upper trough is approaching the state this morning; this feature is still producing clouds and showers in scattered pockets. Continue reading →

COOL MAY DAY: Following a cold front that passed through the state last night, today will be noticeably cooler with a high between 65 and 70 degrees. A strong north wind will develop during the day, averaging 15-30 mph with gusts to 35; a wind advisory is in effect for much of the state. Some clouds will move down into North Alabama this afternoon, but the day will be dry. South Alabama will enjoy sunshine in full supply. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms continue to increase across North Alabama this afternoon ahead of a cold front. These will drop southward in coming hours, and will be capable of producing small hail and strong gusty winds. SPC maintains a low end, “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for roughly the northern third of the state through the evening hours. Continue reading →

QUIET THROUGH TOMORROW: A cooler airmass will drop into Alabama today; look for sunshine in full force with a high between 60 and 65. The average high for Birmingham on April 10 is 73. Tonight will be clear… we project a low early tomorrow in the 36-44 degree range. Colder pockets across North/Central Alabama could see a touch of light frost. Then, during the day tomorrow, the sky will remain mostly sunny with a high in the low 70s. Clouds will increase tomorrow night. Continue reading →

COLD FRONT DRIFTING SOUTHWARD: A cold front is pushing into far North Alabama early this morning; a band of light rain continues ahead of the front over the northern third of the state. The front will drift down into the central counties by afternoon; the day will be cloudy with a few periods of light rain. Temperatures will fall slowly through the 60s today… some communities across the Tennessee Valley could reach the upper 50s by afternoon, considerably cooler than yesterday, when some places saw 80 degree warmth. Continue reading →

COOLER, BRIGHTER TODAY: A cold front is passing through Central Alabama early this morning; a band of showers ahead of the front is pushing into the southern part of the state. Morning clouds should give way to a partly sunny afternoon, and the high today will be in the 58-62 degree range, a little cooler than recent days. Showers this afternoon should be confined to far South Alabama, and temperatures will drop into the mid to upper 30s early tomorrow morning. Continue reading →

BRIGHTER, COOLER DAY: Following rain and thunderstorms last night, cooler and drier air returns to Alabama today. We expect a good supply of sunshine with a high in the 55-59 degree range over the northern half of the state; the average high at Birmingham for December 30 is 54. The weather will stay cool and dry tomorrow and Wednesday with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Continue reading →