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Generally Dry Pattern For Alabama Through The Holiday Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is dry at mid-afternoon…we note just a few isolated showers south of Montgomery. Temperatures are mostly in the low 80s… the average high for Birmingham on May 26 is 84. Tonight will be mostly fair and pleasant with a low in the 55-62 degree range. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: A Great May Friday
We continue to have haze in the air due to wildfires in Canada. Rain chances are near zero for most of us, but we can’t rule out an isolated shower somewhere across the northern third of Alabama later today. Continue reading
Quiet Weather Pattern For Alabama Through Next Week
ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY: Alabama’s weather will stay quiet today and over the holiday weekend with temperatures below average. We will mention a risk of isolated showers on daily basis through Sunday, but the chance of any one spot seeing rain is in the 10-20 percent range. The high today will be in the low 80s, but a surface low to the east near the coast of the Carolinas will help to pull down cooler air into the region over the weekend. Continue reading
Warm, Hazy Afternoon Across Alabama; Quiet Pattern Through The Weekend
WARM MAY DAY: Temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 80s across Alabama this afternoon with hazy sunshine. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has moved into the Deep South in the higher levels of the atmosphere, making for the hazy appearance today. There is nothing on radar, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 58-62 degree range. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Marvelous May Weather
Today, we are seeing a good supply of sunshine, low humidity, and seasonable temperatures with afternoon highs in the mid 80s. Continue reading
Sunny Day Ahead For Alabama With A Warm Afternoon
WARMER: With a good supply of sunshine, we project a high in the mid 80s across Alabama this afternoon, which is right at seasonal averages for mid to late May. The weather won’t change much tomorrow… expect a partly to mostly sunny sky with a high in the 80-84 degree range. We will mention a small risk of a shower tomorrow afternoon, but most places will be dry. Continue reading
Quiet Pattern For Alabama Through Memorial Day
RADAR CHECK: While most of Alabama is dry this afternoon, we do note a few small spotty showers over the southern 2/3 of the state. Otherwise, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures mostly in the 77-82 degree range. Those isolated showers will end this evening, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low not too far from 60 degrees. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Lingering Showers
The lingering showers across Alabama continue to wind down and will be done by later this evening. Most of the state remains dry today, but where it is raining, mainly south of Interstate 20, temperatures are in the 70s. Where it is not raining, we are seeing temperatures in the 80s.
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Lingering Showers This Morning; Dry Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: We have some “illegal” rain across Central Alabama early this morning (that means rain was wasn’t forecast)… mostly south of I-20. Models have not handled this pattern well; there is an upper low involved along with a nearly stationary front over the southern counties of the state. We will need to maintain the chance of some lingering scattered light rain today, but a decent part of the state will be dry with a mix of sun and clouds. Continue reading
Drier Days Ahead For Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Large areas of light rain persist this afternoon across parts of Alabama; the rain is most widespread over the eastern half of the state at mid-afternoon. Temperatures are only in the 65-72 degree range where rain is falling, almost 20 degrees below average for this time of the year. Continue reading
