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Midday Nowcast: Rain and Storms Increase in Coverage this Afternoon
We have a weak boundary slowing dropping south through the state; it along with lots of moisture will allow for numerous showers and storms across the Alabama landscape this week. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Another Very Hot Day
Another very hot and mainly sunny day across Alabama with temperatures in the upper 90s in many locations, with some low 100s again down south. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Lots of Sun, Lots of Heat
The upper-level ridge remains in place, our temperatures remain very hot and our rain chances very low. The combination of hot temperatures and higher humidity still causing our heat index values to climb to near 105° this afternoon. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Heat Advisory Back in Effect
The combination of hot temperatures and higher humidity will cause our heat index values to climb to over 105° this afternoon. For this reason, a Heat Advisory has been issued for much of Central Alabama for this afternoon. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Sunny and Hot First Day of Summer
The Summer Solstice occurred at 4:13 AM CDT today, officially bringing the start to summer, but it’s been feeling like summer for weeks in Alabama. No change in the overall pattern across the Deep South as the upper-level ridge strengthens causing our temperatures to remain very hot and our rain chances very low. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Sunny, Hot, and Dry
The upper-level ridge is building back across the Deep South this week meaning very hot temperatures and low rain chances all week. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Still Hot, Some Late Day Strong Storms
The heat advisory continues today for all of Alabama as heat index values continue to be in the 105°-110° range this afternoon. Some pop-up storms are possible this afternoon, but the main storm threat comes later today as a complex of storms rolls out of the Tennessee Valley. Continue reading
Lower Humidity Levels Over The Weekend; Isolated Storms Later Today
RADAR CHECK: We had isolated thunderstorms overnight across the northern half of the state, some were noisy with heavy rain. We have just a dissipating showers on radar at daybreak over the northwest counties, otherwise it is a warm, muggy morning with temperatures in the 70s. Look for a partly sunny sky today with a high in the mid to upper 90s again; widely scattered storms will form during the heat of the day ahead of a surface front Continue reading
Isolated Storms Possible This Evening; Lower Humidity By The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: There is very little on radar at mid-afternoon, but isolated showers and storms will likely form across Alabama over the next few hours. The best chance of a thunderstorm is south of a line from U.S. 82 (Tuscaloosa to Montgomery to Eufaula), where SPC has defined a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe storms. Continue reading
Heat Advisory Remains In Effect; Lower Humidity Levels By The Weekend
HOT: A heat advisory remains in effect for all of Alabama today; we project a high in the 94-99 degree range with a partly to mostly sunny, hazy sky. An afternoon storms will be few and far between. Not much change tomorrow, although storms could be a little more numerous over the northern half of the state late in the day as a surface front approaches. Continue reading
