RADAR CHECK: It is a rather quiet morning across Alabama after the big MCS (mesoscale convective system) that rolled southward through the state last night. We see just a few isolated showers over Blount and Marshall counties as I write … Continue reading →

HOT JUNE AFTERNOON: Temperatures are mostly in the low 90s across North/Central Alabama this afternoon with sunshine through high thin circus clouds. The cirrus clouds, which are ice crystals, are producing more great sky optics today… below is a circumhorizontal … Continue reading →

CALM MORNING: Temperatures are in the 50s and 60s across Alabama this morning, and the sky is mostly fair. We project a good supply of sunshine today with a high up in the low 90s; scattered storms are possible over … Continue reading →

THIS AFTERNOON: We have a few high,thin cirrus clouds over the state, otherwise the sky is mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. Nothing on radar. Tomorrow will be another mostly sunny day, and we expect a … Continue reading →

METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER IS HERE: Those of us in the meteorological world consider summer the calendar months of June, July, and August. Makes for better and cleaner record keeping. The astronomy guys prefer to wait until the solstice, on June 20 … Continue reading →

LAST DAY OF METEOROLOGICAL SPRING: But, it will feel more like the middle of meteorological summer. Not much change in our weather today and tomorrow… hot and humid afternoons with highs in the low 90s, and only isolated showers and … Continue reading →

**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video… back to the “two a day” schedule tomorrow**\ RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms are isolated across Alabama this afternoon… but the ones that have formed are producing heavy rain and some lightning as they move … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: A glance of the radar at 3:00 this afternoon showers only one shower in the entire state, near Cullman. Otherwise, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures mostly in the upper 80s. A isolated showers … Continue reading →

FEELS LIKE SUMMER: This afternoon temperature has reached 90 degrees officially at Birmingham for the first time this year. Muscle Shoals reports 92…. Nothing on radar, and the sky is mostly sunny. And, like recent days, big storms have formed … Continue reading →

HOT AFTERNOONS: Official highs across Alabama yesterday included 90 at Huntsville, 89 at Birmingham and Calera, and 88 at Tuscaloosa and Anniston. We project afternoon highs back in the 87 to 90 degree range today and tomorrow with hazy sunshine. … Continue reading →