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Midday Nowcast: Heat, Humidity, and Daily Storms
Little change in the day to day forecast this time of year; the days feature a mix of sun and clouds and are featuring afternoon highs on either side of the 90° mark. Continue reading
Routine Summer Weather This Week With Random, Pop-Up Storms Around
HOT, HUMID DAYS; A FEW STORMS: It is that time of the year when the weather doesn’t change too much, and we have some risk of a shower or storm just about every afternoon. That will be the case this week; the forecast will include partly sunny, hot, humid days with highs around 90 degrees. And, on daily basis, we will deal with “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. Continue reading
Dry Saturday Ahead; Relatively Quiet Next Week
RADAR CHECK: Some patchy light rain persists across parts of Northeast and Central Alabama this afternoon ahead of a very slow moving surface front; the sky has cleared northwest of Birmingham where dry air has taken over. Temperatures are only in the 70s in most places over the northern half of the state; clouds will move out tonight, and tomorrow promises to be a very nice day with ample sunshine and a high in the mid 80s. Continue reading
Clouds Linger Today; Some Rain Still Possible
RADAR CHECK: A fairly large area of light rain is creeping into West Alabama early this morning… otherwise clouds cover most of the state at daybreak with temperatures around 70 degrees. The surface front that was initially expected be near U.S. 80 this morning is still near the Tennessee state line, so we will need to delay the clearing forecast until late today and tonight. Clouds will hang tough much of the day today with some light rain possible… temperatures will hold in the 70s much of the day. Continue reading
Drier Air Enters North Alabama Late Tonight; A Few Storms For South Alabama Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Rain and thunderstorms are fairly widespread over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon… heavier storms are producing small hail and strong gusty winds. Temperatures have cooled into the 70s where rain is falling… but South Alabama is mostly sunny with temperatures hovering around 90 degrees. Showers and storms will taper off tonight as a front pushes into the state from the north, and the air becomes more stable. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Rain and Storms on the Way
The radar is getting active late this morning across West Alabama, and these storms will continue to increase in coverage as they slide east. Continue reading
Scattered Strong Storms Later Today; Cooler Tomorrow
FRONT ON THE WAY: A surface front will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms to the northern half of Alabama later today and tonight. It won’t rain everywhere, but where storms do form they could pack a punch. SPC continues a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for that part of Alabama north of a line from Grove Hill to Prattville to Roanoke. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Tomorrow; Dry Air Arrives Friday
RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is dry this afternoon with a mostly sunny sky, but a few isolated showers have popped up, including one just west of Birmingham. Temperatures are mostly in the 87-91 degree range… the isolated showers will end this evening, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low close to 70 degrees. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Welcome to June
Welcome to the new month, and the forecast for today is pretty routine early June weather. We are seeing more sun than clouds with temperatures heading towards the low 90s for much of North/Central Alabama. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Tomorrow; Dry Friday Through Sunday
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER BEGINS: Today is the first day of “meteorological summer”; we consider summer to run from June 1 through August 31. In terms of astronomy, summer begins on the date of the summer solstice, June 21, our “longest day” of the year in terms of the amount of daylight. It will feel like summer today with a high in the low 90s along with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Like recent days, a few isolated showers could pop up this afternoon, but they should be few and far between. Continue reading
