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Midday Nowcast: Sunny, Final Day of February
It certainly was a chilly morning across the area, but with a sky full of sunshine we are seeing temperatures head towards the 60 degree mark in many locations this afternoon. Continue reading
Dry Weather This Week With A Warming Trend
BEAUTIFUL WEEK AHEAD: Today is the last day of meteorological winter, and we end the season with a sunny day across Alabama. Temperatures are in the 30s over the northern third of the state early this morning… but we warm to near 60 degrees this afternoon with sunshine in full supply. Continue reading
Rain Returns Over The Weekend; Dry Next Week
MIXED SUN AND CLOUDS: For some, the sun is shining brightly this afternoon across Alabama, but some are under a persistent cloud cover. Most of the state is noticeably colder today… in fact some spots over the northern counties are barely out of the 30s. The cold front has stalled out around Troy; Dothan is still in the upper 70s at mid-afternoon. Continue reading
Rain Ends Later This Morning; Much Cooler Today
RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling across much of Alabama early this morning as a cold front pushes through the state. Temperatures have dropped into the 30s north of the front, but it is a mild morning for the southern half of the state where temperatures are in the 60s. The front will continue moving southward today, and the rain will end from north to south, followed by clearing this afternoon over the northern counties of the state. Continue reading
Showers Return Late Tonight/Tomorrow Morning; Cooler Weekend Ahead
PLEASANT FEBRUARY AFTERNOON: For most of Alabama temperatures are in the 66-76 degree range this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny sky… clouds are thicker across the Tennessee Valley where temperatures are holding in the 50s. Most of the rain on radar is across the state line in Tennessee. Continue reading
Dry Weather For Most Of Alabama Today; Showers Return Tomorrow Morning
BIG TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE: A stalled front near I-59 continues to bring a big thermal contrast across Alabama early this morning. North of the front, temperatures are in the low 40s over North and Northwest Alabama, but south of the front most places are in the 60s. We note a dense fog advisory is in effect for much of the state south of the front early this morning; this fog will dissipate by mid-morning. Continue reading
Huge Temperature Contrast Today; A Few Showers
BIG THERMAL CONTRAST: A nearly stationary front across Alabama is producing a huge temperature contrast at mid-afternoon. At 2p CT temperatures across the state ranged from 47 at Muscle Shoals and Decatur to 84 at Ozark; a 37 degree swing. The front was along a line from near Fort Payne to Gardendale to Greensboro and Butler, and it has stopped moving since it is parallel to the upper air flow. We note a few showers over Northwest Alabama on radar, but much of the state is dry. Continue reading
Rain Ends Later This Morning; Clouds Linger
RADAR CHECK: Widespread rain continues across parts of North/Central Alabama early this morning ahead of a cold front that is lined up from near Huntsville to Fayette at 6:00 a.m. The front will sag southward, and become stationary over the central counties later this morning as it becomes parallel to the upper air winds. Rain will end over the northern half of the state, and any showers this afternoon will be over South Alabama… and there they will be widely scattered. Continue reading
Strong/Severe Storms Possible Tonight Across North/West Alabama
RADAR CHECK: The radar is pretty quiet at mid-afternoon across Alabama… we have a mix sun and clouds with temperatures mostly in the low to mid 70s. A few spots over West Alabama are not too far from 80 degrees, including Tuscaloosa. An approaching cold front will bring the chance of strong to severe thunderstorms to parts of North and West Alabama tonight; SPC maintains a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms for areas north of a line from Fort Payne to Oneonta to Northport to Aliceville. A “marginal risk” (level 1/5) extends down to Jacksonville, Alabaster, and Livingston. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Cloudy, Warmer Tuesday; Watching Storms to our Northwest
We are seeing more clouds than sun today and a few scattered showers, but we are watching storms to our northwest ahead of cold front that will push into Alabama later today.
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