BEAUTIFUL WEATHER FOR ALABAMA THROUGH SUNDAY: Let’s get the easy part of the forecast out of the way… spectacular September weather will continue through Sunday with sunny pleasant days and clear cool nights. Highs around 80 today, followed by low 80s tomorrow and Sunday. Continue reading →

SO LONG HARVEY: We still have some “wrap around” clouds on the back side of former Tropical Storm Harvey over Northeast Alabama this afternoon, but most of Alabama is enjoying a good supply of sunshine with temperatures in the low 80s. Scattered showers over Northeast Alabama will end this evening, and the sky will be mostly fair late tonight, and we drop into the 60-65 degree range early tomorrow morning. Continue reading →

THE ALABAMA SITUATION: As expected, it has been a dry day across most of Alabama with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. We stay dry tomorrow with a partly sunny sky; the high will be in the 85-88 degree range for most places. Continue reading →

ANOTHER REFRESHING MORNING: Many of the cooler spot are down in the 50s early this morning as we enjoy a preview of fall. Dry, continental air remains over Alabama, and today will be another sunny day with a high in … Continue reading →

FINE DAY IN ALABAMA: Unusually dry air covers most of Alabama this afternoon. Under a sunny sky, temperatures are in the 80s, and humidity levels are low for August. Tonight will be clear and pleasant again, with cooler spots seeing upper 50s early tomorrow morning. Continue reading →

THE WEEKEND: It now looks like Harvey will hold over South Texas, meaning no real impact on our state this weekend. Moisture levels will creep up, and we will mention the risk of scattered showers, but it looks like of Saturday and Sunday will be dry with a partly sunny sky. Highs hold in the mid to upper 80s. Continue reading →

DRIER AIR MOVING INTO NORTH ALABAMA: Showers and storms have fired along and south of a surface front across Central Alabama; those showers were scattered along the U.S. 80 corridor from Selma to Montgomery to Opelika at mid-afternoon. They will continue to drift southward through the evening hours. Continue reading →

CALM AFTERNOON: After a very active morning with strong storms and flash flooding issues over parts of East Alabama, the radar is pretty quiet this afternoon with only isolated showers across Central Alabama. Continue reading →

PLEASANT MORNING: An unusually dry airmass for July remains over North Alabama, and it feels pretty good this morning. Our friend Vic Bell at Black Creek, in Etowah County just northeast of Gadsden, reports a cool 59 degrees just before daybreak. The temperature has dropped to 61 at Cullman and Fort Payne. Continue reading →

STILL DRY THIS MORNING: Another pleasant morning across Alabama; Fort Payne is down to 55 degrees at daybreak up in DeKalb County… the sky is mostly fair. Other reports from our Skywatchers include 55 at Black Creek, 58 at Heflin, … Continue reading →