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Heavy Downpours For Parts of Central/South Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Thunderstorms with torrential rain are scattered across the southern half of Alabama this afternoon… parts of Lee County were under a flash flood warning earlier in the day; flooding was an issue around Auburn for a few hours. Almost all of the showers and storms are south of I-20, and they will fade away once the sun goes down later this evening. Continue reading
Widely Scattered Storms Possible Later Today
COOL MORNING FOR NORTHEAST ALABAMA: Dry air/low dewpoints are over Northeast Alabama this morning, and it feels pretty pleasant for August. Cullman has dropped to 62 degrees just before daybreak; Fort Payne and Valley Head are at 63. To the south, temperatures are mostly in the 70s for places like Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Moisture levels will rise in Northeast Alabama later today. Continue reading
Rain Chances Increase Later This Week
RADAR CHECK: As expected, showers are almost impossible to find across much of North and East Alabama this afternoon, where dry air is in place. We do have scattered showers and thunderstorms south of a line from Millport to Calera to Auburn; they are drifting slowly to the south and will dissipate after sunset. Temperatures are generally in the low 90s this afternoon. Continue reading
Showers/Storms To Increase In Coming Days
RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have a number of random, scattered, showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon. They are moving little, and are producing heavy rain, lots of lightning, gusty winds, and some small hail. They will fade away once the sun goes down. Continue reading
Hot/Humid With A Few Afternoon Storms
MUST BE AUGUST IN ALABAMA: Not much change in the weather situation today across Alabama; lots of sun this morning, followed by temperatures rising into the 90s this afternoon helping to generate a few random, scattered thunderstorms during the peak of the daytime heat. The chance of any one spot getting wet this afternoon is about one in three, and most of the storms will form between 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m. The high will be in the 93-96 degree range for most communities. Continue reading
Hot, Humid, Random Storms
CLASSIC DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Today’s weather is just what you expect in early August in Alabama. It is hot, humid, the sky is partly sunny, and we have a few random, scattered storms in progress during the heat of the day. Most of the storms are over North and West Alabama, they are moving very little, and will dissipate once the sun goes down later this evening. Continue reading
Hot/Humid With Isolated Afternoon Storms
TYPICAL AUGUST WEATHER THROUGH TOMORROW: Despite the fact that school begins this week for most systems, we are still in the hottest part of summer. At Birmingham, the average high is 91 degrees from July 13 through August 15. It slips back to 90 on August 16, and by August 24 the average high drops to 89.
With an upper ridge overhead, we project a high in the 91-95 degree range for most places today and tomorrow with sunshine through scattered cumulus clouds. A few showers and storms will pop up during the afternoon and evening hours, but they should be few and far between. Chance of any one spot getting wet today is around 10 percent, and 25 percent tomorrow. Continue reading
Showers Few and Far Between
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme today** RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have a few isolated showers over North Alabama today ahead of a surface front, but most places are hot and dry with temperatures in the low 90s. We do note … Continue reading
Mostly Dry Through Sunday; Lower Humidity Tomorrow
QUIET THROUGH THE WEEKEND: A surface front will push into Alabama from the north this evening; usually with this setup in late July you expect a number of showers and thunderstorms, but this time we have very limited moisture, and little dynamic support, so we are forecasting nothing more than isolated showers this afternoon and early tonight. Chance of any one spot getting wet will be around 10 percent… otherwise today will be partly sunny with a high in the low 90s. Continue reading
Generally Dry Through Sunday; Wetter Next Week
ANOTHER QUIET AFTERNOON: About the only shower activity across Alabama this afternoon is over the far southern part of the state… the northern counties are rain-free with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Temperatures are mostly in the low 90s, right at seasonal levels for late July in Alabama. The sky will stay clear tonight. Continue reading
