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More Record Highs Later Today; Much Cooler Next Week
NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: The strong upper high, responsible for the historic autumn heat wave in recent days, remains over Alabama today, meaning little change in the weather. Highs will rise into the 95-100 degree range again this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Any afternoon showers or storms will remain isolated. No real change tomorrow, although heat levels will back off a few degrees with highs in the low to mid 90s. Continue reading
A Few Isolated Showers Today; Heat Relief Next Week
MORE RECORDS: Here are some mid-afternoon temperatures across Alabama… once again all at record levels…
Tuscaloosa 100
Muscle Shoals 98
Birmingham 98
Huntsville 97
Anniston 97
Mobile 96
Montgomery 96 Continue reading
Record Fall Heat Continues; Big Change Next Week
TOO HOT: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through Friday. Partly to mostly sunny days, fair nights, and record heat levels. Highs will remain well up in the 90s each day; the average high for Birmingham on October 2 is 80. Today’s record high is 93 set in 1904 and 1897; we should beat that by a few degrees. Continue reading
Searing Heat Through Mid-Week; Much Cooler Next Week
REST THE WEEK: The upper high stays in place, and more record heat is likely each day through Friday with highs in the 90s. The sky will remain partly to mostly sunny, and like today, afternoon showers will be few and far between. Continue reading
Hottest October Day On Record Ahead
HEAT WAVE ROLLS ALONG: We are projecting a high of 96 in Birmingham today… if we reach that, it will be hottest October day on record. The current record for the month is 94… recorded on these dates: October 1, … Continue reading
Heat Wave Rolls Along; Cooler Trend Begins This Weekend
ANOTHER HOT ONE: We are wrapping up the month of September with highs mostly in the mid 90s again. For the month of September, temperatures have exceeded 90 degrees at Birmingham on all but two days this month, and the average high for the month is 94.3 degrees. We have a field of fair weather cumulus clouds over the state, and there is nothing on radar. The rain total for the month of September at Birmingham will wind up at 0.56″. We have had measurable rain on only two days this month. Continue reading
One More Week Of Record Heat, Then A Cool-Down
NUMBER TWO: The mean temperature this month so far at Birmingham is 82.0 degrees… this will wind up as the second warmest September on record. The hottest was September 1925, when the mean was 84.2 degrees.
Our weather won’t change much this week as a very strong upper high remains right over us; look for partly to mostly sunny days, highs in the mid 90s, and only isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Continue reading
Sizzling September Saturday
Stepping outside, the Alabama blast furnace continues this weekend as the very strong upper-ridge in place remains the dominant feature in our weather. Continue reading
Hot Afternoons; Isolated Showers
ANOTHER HOT ONE: Temperatures are generally in the low to mid 90s across Alabama this afternoon, and like recent days, we have a few isolated showers and thunderstorms. One of those passed over Oxford and Anniston earlier this afternoon, dropping the temperature at the Anniston airport to 79 degrees. Any lingering showers will fade away after sunset. Continue reading
Highs Remain In The 90s Through Next Week
FALL HEAT WAVE ROLLS ALONG: A strong upper ridge of high pressure simply won’t budge much over the next five to seven days, meaning Alabama’s weather won’t change much. Look for partly to mostly sunny days through the weekend with only isolated afternoon and evening showers or storms; odds of any one place seeing rain will remain in the 10-20 percent range. Highs will remain generally in the mid 90s… right at record levels for this time of the year. Continue reading
