QUIET PATTERN: We aren’t expecting much change in Alabama’s weather through tomorrow; mostly sunny warm days and fair pleasant nights. Highs will be in the 87-90 degree range; the average high for Birmingham on September 8 is 88. Morning lows will remain mostly in the 60s. Any afternoon showers will be confined to the southern quarter of the state, and even there they will be pretty isolated. Continue reading →

WARM, PLEASANT DAY: As advertised, this is a sunny, warm, pleasant Labor Day across Alabama. The humidity is low, and temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 80s at mid-afternoon. Tonight will be clear with a low in the 60s. Continue reading →

QUIET WEATHER THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND: Today will be another mostly sunny day for Alabama with a high in the low 90s; the average high for September 4 at Birmingham is 89. We will mention a few isolated showers this afternoon or early tonight over the northern third of the state ahead of a cold front, but moisture will be very limited, and most places will remain dry. Continue reading →

DRY DAYS: A dry airmass covers Alabama this afternoon, and the entire state is shower-free at mid-afternoon. Temperatures are mostly in the 88-92 degree range, and tonight will be mostly clear with a low in the low 70s. Continue reading →

QUIET PATTERN: Most of Alabama will remain rain-free through the beginning of the Labor Day weekend as an upper ridge continues to hold over the region. A few isolated showers could pop up during the afternoon and evening hours near the Tennessee state line, but odds of any one spot getting wet for most of the state will be only around 10 percent through Saturday. Continue reading →

MOSTLY DRY: As expected, most of Alabama is rain-free this afternoon in an unusually dry airmass for summer… just a few showers over the southeast part of the state. With a mostly sunny sky, temperatures are at or just over 90 degrees in most spots, but dew points have fallen into the 50s over the northern counties of the state, and humidity values are mostly in the 30-40 percent range. Tonight will be mostly fair and pleasant. Continue reading →

TOUCH OF FALL: Temperatures have dropped into the 60-65 degree range across much of North Alabama early this morning for a nice taste of fall. The air is very dry over the northern half of the state, meaning little risk of a shower today, and lower humidity values. The high will be in the low 90s for most communities this afternoon; the average high for Birmingham on August 18 is 91. Continue reading →

ON THE MAPS: A surface front is near I-59 this afternoon; north of the front humidity values are lower, and the sky is sunny. South of the front, we have a field of cumulus clouds, and a few isolated showers and thunderstorms are in progress. Temperatures are mostly in the 87-92 degree range. Continue reading →

ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH TOMORROW: A relatively dry airmass overs Alabama this morning, meaning showers should be few and far between across the state over the next 48 hours. Odds of any one spot getting wet over the northern half of the state today and tomorrow are only 10-15 percent, otherwise looks for mostly sunny days and fair nights with highs close to 90 degrees. The average high for Birmingham on August 17 is 91. Continue reading →

QUIET PATTERN CONTINUES: The weather won’t change too much across Alabama through the weekend. Precipitable water values will drop a bit, meaning showers will be pretty hard to find each afternoon (although the chance of rain is not zero). Look for mostly sunny days, fair nights, and highs will be in the low 90s today, and between 92 and 95 over the weekend. Odds of any one spot getting wet today are 10 percent, and closer to 5 percent tomorrow and Sunday. Continue reading →