With a moist, unstable airmass in place, we will see another day with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly between 1:00 and 8:00 p.m. Best coverage will be along and south of I-20, and any one spot there will have about a one in three chance of getting wet. Showers will be pretty hard to find up north over the Tennessee Valley. Continue reading →

CLASSIC SUMMER WEATHER CONTINUES: We are in that time of the year when our weather doesn’t change much from day to day; the main different is the timing and placement of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Things are quiet this morning; temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 70s at daybreak. Continue reading →

SUN, HEAT, STORMS: We are getting into the dog days of summer, and it is a time of the year when the weather forecast doesn’t change much. You are pretty much guaranteed the weather will be hot, humid, and we will be dodging random, scattered storms during the peak of the heat each afternoon and evening. Continue reading →

THIS MORNING: Dry air still covers the northern third of Alabama; temperatures are in the low to mid 60s across the cooler pockets with a clear sky. But, higher dew points south of I-20 will creep northward today along with rising humidity levels. Still, the best chance of a passing shower or storm today will be south of I-20. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: As expected, the northern half of Alabama is rain-free this afternoon; with a good supply of sunshine temperatures are mostly in the low 90s, right at seasonal averages for mid-July. A few showers and storms are on radar across the southern counties of the state, but they are widely spaced, and will fade quickly after sunset. Continue reading →

Today we will forecast a high close to 90 again with a partly sunny sky as the upper ridge stays in place. Then, tomorrow, as the ridge weakens slightly, we will bring in the chance of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Chance of any one spot getting wet is about one in four… most of the day will be dry. Continue reading →

Temperatures at 3:00 this afternoon include 92 at Montgomery, 90 at Tuscaloosa, 89 at Birmingham, and 88 at Anniston. The sky is sunny, and there is no rain on radar. Temperatures will probably rise another degree or two before the sun goes down later this evening. Continue reading →

So far, based on data from the Birmingham Airport where the records are kept, Birmingham’s warmest days this year so far have come on March 21, and May 15 (yesterday) when the temperature reached 89 degrees. There is a good chance we hit 90 for the first time in 2017 this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine. Continue reading →

VERY WARM AFTERNOON: Temperatures are generally in the 85-89 degree range at mid-afternoon with a sunny sky across the great state of Alabama. Tonight will be fair and pleasant; we drop into the low to mid 60s early tomorrow morning. Continue reading →