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Scattered Storms Ending Later Tonight; Warm, Humid Days Ahead
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and storms continue to increase over West Alabama this afternoon… some of them are strong with frequent lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms west of a line from Huntsville to Tuscaloosa to Butler through the evening hours. Continue reading
Periods Of Rain Today; A Few Thunderstorms
WET START TO THE DAY: Radar shows large areas of rain across Alabama this morning ahead of an upper trough to the west. Today will be a mostly cloudy day with periods of rain and a few thunderstorms; some of the storms across North and West Alabama this afternoon could be strong. SPC maintains a low end “marginal risk” of severe storms for areas west of a line from Huntsville to Tuscaloosa to Butler; heavier storms there could produce strong gusty winds this afternoon. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Possible Late Tonight/Tomorrow
WARM AFTERNOON: We have a mix of sun and clouds across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures mostly in the mid 80s; radar is pretty quiet with just a a few isolated showers over South Alabama. With an upper trough to the west, we will mention a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms late tonight and tomorrow statewide. Not a “wash-out” by any means, but some rain is very possible at times over the next 24 hours. Continue reading
Mostly Dry Today; Showers Return Tomorrow
MOISTURE LEVELS RISING: Moisture levels will begin to rise across Alabama today, but most of the state will remain dry with only isolated showers around this afternoon. Look for a partly sunny sky with a high in the mid 80s; the average high for Birmingham on June 1 is 86. Continue reading
Dry, Warm Afternoon; Moisture Levels Begin To Rise Tomorrow
MARVELOUS MEMORIAL DAY: With a mostly sunny sky, temperatures are generally in the 77-84 degree range across Alabama this afternoon. The sky will stay mostly fair tonight with lows mostly in the 60s. Continue reading
Sunny Memorial Day; Rain Chances Return Later This Week
REST OF THE WEEK: Dry weather continues tomorrow with a partly sunny sky; the high will be in the mid 80s. We will bring in a chance of afternoon showers or storms Wednesday as moisture levels rise, but still much of the day will be dry with a high in the low to mid 80s. Then, on Thursday and Friday, we expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms both days as an unsettled weather pattern develops for the region. The sky feature more clouds than sun both days with highs in the low 80s. Continue reading
Showers/Storms End Later Tonight; Beautiful Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: A band of showers and thunderstorms is pushing through North and West Alabama this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Stronger storms in the line are producing heavy rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds… but the storms so far are well below severe limits. SPC maintains a low end, “marginal risk” (level 1/5) ahead of the line through the evening hours, but the overall severe weather threat is low. Continue reading
Midday Nowcast: Some Rain and Storms this Afternoon
At the midday hours, we are seeing scattered areas of rain across much of North Alabama. Over the next few hours, this activity should continue to expand in coverage and intensity, and again a few stronger storms are possible the rest of today. Continue reading
A Few Strong Storms Later Today; Dry/Cooler Weekend Ahead
RADAR CHECK: We have a few isolated showers over Northwest Alabama early this morning, with a larger area of rain over West Tennessee and North Mississippi. We expect a general increase in the number of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama later today and tonight ahead an an approaching cold front. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Tomorrow; Then A Dry/Cooler Weekend
RADAR CHECK: Widely scattered showers are over Central and East Alabama this afternoon, otherwise the sky is partly sunny across the state with temperatures generally in the 80s. The scattered showers will diminish tonight after sunset. Continue reading
