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Dry Through Friday; Warming Trend Begins Tomorrow Afternoon
Today will be a sunny, cool day with a high only in the upper 50s for most communities; the average high for Birmingham on November 2 is 70. Tonight will be another cold one; some some temperatures early tomorrow morning will be colder than we are seeing this morning thanks to the wind going calm. So, colder spots over the northern half of the state will see another freeze early tomorrow, with some frost as well. Continue reading
Daylight Saving Time Ends Tonight…Set Those Clocks Back
A friendly reminder, don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before heading to bed tonight, and gain that extra hour of sleep. Continue reading
Tropical Depression 29 Develops
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA…
…FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT
APPROACHES NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS… Continue reading
Spooktacular Halloween Weather
It is a gorgeous Saturday across all of Alabama. Most of us are seeing severe clear, with the exception of a few clouds across eastern portions of the state. Continue reading
Dry Through Next Week; A Freeze For Some Early Monday
NOTHING BUT SUN: After some lingering morning clouds, we have sunshine in full supply across Alabama this afternoon. It is a cool late October day with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s; the average high for Birmingham on October 30 is 71. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low in the 40s. Continue reading
Long Dry Spell Ahead For Alabama
CALM DAYS: The deep upper trough that brought clouds to the northern half of the state last night will move away this morning; we expect a good supply of sunshine today with a high in the mid 60s. The average high for Birmingham on October 30 is 71. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low in the mid 40s for most communities. Continue reading
Cooler Air Rolls In; Dry Through Next Week
BREEZY/COOLER AFTERNOON: A surface front is moving through Alabama this afternoon, setting up a big thermal contrast. Huntsville reports 66 degrees at mid-afternoon, while at the same time Ozark is up to 84. The sky is mostly sunny, although clouds have moved back into Northwest Alabama ahead of an upper trough helping to push the cooler air into the state. Clouds will cover the northern counties of the state at times tonight; the low will be in the mid 40s. Continue reading
Improving Weather Today; Nice Weekend Ahead
ROUGH NIGHT: As expected, we experienced a high impact, widespread wind event across Alabama last night and early this morning as Tropical Storm Zeta moved through. Winds gusted as high as 76 mph across Central Alabama, knocking down thousands of trees. As I write this early this morning, Alabama Power reports 494,000 customers without power, and that number will only rise in coming hours. Many trees came down on homes and cars, but to my knowledge there have been no serious injuries in Alabama. Continue reading
High Impact Wind Event For Alabama Tonight
ZETA NEARING LANDFALL: Hurricane Zeta, despite cooler shelf water and strong winds aloft, doesn’t want to weaken this afternoon. Sustained winds are 110 mph, and landfall comes shortly across Southeast Louisiana. The core remnant circulation will race through Alabama tonight. Continue reading
