ANOTHER SUMMER-LIKE DAY: Birmingham has reached 90 degrees this afternoon… this is the latest 90 degree high on record, and beats the old daily record of 88 set in 1938. Other 3:00p CT temperatures include 91 at Montgomery, 89 at … Continue reading →

NEW RECORD: Birmingham is reporting 88 degrees at 3:00… that is a new record high for October 18… the old record was 86 set in 1947. It is our first daily record high during the month of October since 1984. … Continue reading →

ONE LAST HOT WEEKEND: Summer fans will get one bonus weekend as this pattern won’t be changing. An upper ridge holds, meaning mostly sunny, hot days and fair nights through Sunday. Highs will remain generally in the 92-95 degree range, … Continue reading →

HOT FOR SEPTEMBER: Yesterday’s official high in Birmingham was 98 degrees… 13 degrees above average for September 15, and within 4 degrees of the record high of 102, set in 1927. The upper ridge holds today, and we will be … Continue reading →

**No afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video today due to travel; I am back on the regular production schedule tomorrow (I am back in Alabama)** RADAR CHECK: On this hot September afternoon we have a few showers and storms … Continue reading →

DRY WITH A HOT AFTERNOON: With a tropical system to the east pulling down drier air, looks like most of Alabama will be rain-free today with ample sunshine. Temperatures will soar into the mid 90s this afternoon; both the GFS … Continue reading →

FIRST DAY OF METEOROLOGICAL FALL: It really won’t feel much different today across Alabama, lots of sun, highs up in the low to mid 90s, and just a few isolated showers this afternoon. Much like yesterday. HERMINE: Of course, all … Continue reading →

DRY PATTERN FOR MOST OF ALABAMA: Despite the much discussed tropical mischief, showers will remain hard to find across Alabama for the next five to seven days. A few isolated afternoon and evening showers are possible today and tomorrow, but … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: As expected, showers are pretty hard to find across Alabama this afternoon… most of them are around the U.S. 80 corridor… moving to the west… Temperatures are mostly in the low 90s. TOMORROW/THURSDAY: No real change; mostly sunny, … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: You can pretty much count the number of showers on radar this afternoon on one hand. They are small, short lived, and moving to the west… Away from the showers, the sky is partly to mostly sunny with … Continue reading →