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Highs Hold In The 90s Through The Weekend
STILL HOT: Temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 90s across Alabama this afternoon with a partly sunny sky. We have a few small, isolated showers on radar, but most places stay dry, and those isolated showers will end once the sun goes down later this evening. Continue reading
Summer Weather Continues In Early Fall
HOT AFTERNOONS: A strong ridge in the upper atmosphere will remain parked across the Deep South through the weekend, meaning little change in the Alabama weather situation. Partly sunny days, fair nights, and only isolated afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Odds of any one spot getting a shower each afternoon will remain in the 10-20 percent range, and afternoon highs will be in the mid 90s, a good 10-12 degrees above average for late September in Alabama. Continue reading
A Few Isolated Showers This Afternoon
RADAR CHECK: As advertised this morning, we have a few isolated showers across Alabama this afternoon… they are moving to the east, and will fizzle out once the sun goes down. Most places remain dry, and away from the showers temperatures are in the low to mid 80s. The average high for September 25 at Birmingham is 82, and the record high is 98 set in 2016. Continue reading
Afternoon Temperatures Remain Above Average
COOL START: A surface front is draped across Central Alabama this morning; north of the front we are seeing temperatures well down in the 50s as the day begins… some of the cooler spots:
Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden) 50
Fort Payne 53
Gadsden 54
Pell City 55 Continue reading
Summer-Like Weather In Early Autumn
ON THE MAPS: A surface front is across North Alabama this afternoon; north of the front we have a cloudless sky with drier air and lower dew points… south of the front we have a field of cumulus clouds, and a few isolated showers. North of the front temperatures are mostly in the upper 80s, and we have low 90s south of the boundary. The isolated showers will end later this evening once the sun goes down. Continue reading
Showers Remain Few And Far Between
WE NEED RAIN: Birmingham’s rain for the month of September so far is only 0.56″… and we have experienced measurable rain on only two days… September 11 and 14. If we don’t get any rain for the rest of the month, this will put September 2019 in the top eleven driest Septembers on record. The driest came in September 1955 when only a trace was measured. The total in September 1927 was only 0.03″, and September 1899 was 0.04″. Continue reading
Summer-Like Afternoons; Only Isolated Showers
RADAR CHECK: We have a few isolated showers over the northwest corner of the state this afternoon ahead of a surface front over West Tennessee. Otherwise, the sky is partly sunny across Alabama with temperatures generally in the upper 80s and low 90s. The average high for September 23 at Birmingham is 83; the record high is 99 set in 1931. Continue reading
Temperatures Above Average; Not Much Rain
5:55 a.m.: Autumn official arrived early this morning at 2:50 a.m. CT… this is the day when the sun is directly over the equator, and we have approximately 12 hours of daylight, and 12 hours of darkness. Continue reading
Sunny Saturday Afternoon
High pressure to our northeast continues to provide an easterly flow into the state keeping us very dry with low humidity and fairly comfortable temps, especially in the morning hours. Continue reading
Dry Weekend Ahead; Warm Afternoons, Pleasant Nights
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today** DRY DAYS TO CONTINUE: It is a mostly sunny, pleasant days across the great state of Alabama with temperatures mostly in the 85-89 degree range. Tonight will be fair and pleasant with lows generally … Continue reading
