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Ida To Impact Alabama Early Next Week
ROUTINE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND: We expect some pretty routine summer weather for Alabama through Sunday with partly sunny days, fair nights, and scattered showers and storms around during the afternoon and evening hours. Odds of any one spot getting wet daily is 25-35 percent, and highs will be mostly in the 87-90 degree range. Continue reading
Summer Mix Of Sun, Heat, and Scattered Storms Ahead
RADAR CHECK: We have several small, isolated showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon moving to the west. But, for most places, it is a partly to mostly sunny, hot afternoon with temperatures in the 90-95 degree range. Isolated showers end this evening, and the sky will be mostly fair through the night. Continue reading
Hot Again Today; Watching The Tropics
HOT SUMMER WEATHER CONTINUES: An upper ridge remains in place across the southern U.S. this morning, and will set the stage for another hot summer day in Alabama. We expect a partly to mostly sunny sky with a high in the 91-95 degree range this afternoon. Showers and storms that form during the heat of the day should be very widely spaced. Continue reading
Heat Levels Slowly Come Down Later This Week
HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON: Temperatures across Alabama are mostly in the 92-95 degree range this afternoon with a mostly sunny sky. There are a few isolated showers over Mobile and Baldwin counties, otherwise the state is rain-free. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 70s. Continue reading
Sizzling Summer Day Ahead For Alabama
HOT: A strong upper ridge will keep Alabama hot and mostly dry today; we project a high today in the 93-96 degree range for most communities. So far Birmingham’s hottest temperature this summer is 95, recorded on July 28… we will be close to that level today. The average high for August 24 is 90. Any showers or storms later today will be found over the southern part of the state, and even there they will be scare. Continue reading
Hot Summer Days; Mid 90s Tomorrow
HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON: Temperatures are mostly in the 90-94 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a mostly sunny sky. Most of the state is dry… we see just a few isolated storms over Mobile and Baldwin counties. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 70s. Continue reading
Hot, Mostly Dry Weather Through Wednesday
HEAT LEVELS RISING: An upper ridge will build across the Deep South for the first half of the week, setting the stage for some of the hottest weather so far this summer through Wednesday. We expect partly to mostly sunny days, fair nights, and only isolated showers and storms each day. The chance of any one spot getting wet is only 5 to 10 percent, and we project highs in the mid 90s, in the 93-96 degree range. Continue reading
Strong Storms Over Northwest Alabama This Evening
RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is dry this afternoon, but strong storms are entering the northwest corner of the state ahead of an upper trough. A few storms over Northwest Alabama this evening could produce strong gusty winds… SPC maintains a “marginal risk” for areas north of a line from Hamilton to Huntsville. Away from the storms, the sky is partly to mostly sunny with temperatures mostly in the low 90s… right at seasonal averages for mid-August. Continue reading
A Few Strong Storms Later Today Over Northwest Alabama
HOT, HUMID DAY AHEAD: We expect a pretty decent amount of sun across Alabama today with a high around 90 degrees this afternoon, but a few pop up storms are possible during the peak of the heat. The better chance of thunderstorms is across the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama, and SPC has a low end “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe storms defined for areas north of a line from Hamilton to Decatur to Huntsville. Continue reading
Showers Remain Widely Scattered This Afternoon; Hot And Humid
QUIET WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES: The air aloft over Alabama was warmer yesterday, resulting in a more stable airmass, and a reduction in the number of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Things won’t be much different today; we are forecasting a partly to mostly sunny sky today with just a handful of widely scattered showers or storms this afternoon and into the evening hours. Continue reading
