HOT IS THE WORD: We are entering the hottest part of summer, climatologically speaking, from now through mid-August. And, sure enough, we expect the hottest weather so far this year through the weekend. The upper ridge centered west of the … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Overall, it is a pretty quiet afternoon across Alabama, but a few scattered storms are over the western counties of the state with frequent lightning, moving south. These storms will dissipate this evening, and most of North Alabama … Continue reading →

HEAT LEVELS RISING: The upper ridge, that has been centered west of Alabama in recent days, is beginning to strengthen and expand, and that will mean fewer afternoon storms and hotter afternoons as we approach the weekend. We project a … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Scattered storms have formed across Alabama this afternoon… as is usually the case on a summer day, they are random, and pretty widely spaced. Heavier storms are producing lots of lightning and gusty winds, and they are moving … Continue reading →

WILD NIGHT: A line of severe storms rolled through North Alabama last night, with winds of 50-70 mph, knocking down countless trees and power lines. One person was killed by a falling tree near West Point in Cullman County, and … Continue reading →

MUST BE JULY IN ALABAMA: Temperatures are actually pretty close to average values for mid-July this afternoon, with generally low to mid 90s… And, as you might expect, we have a few isolated storms on radar moving southeast. Nothing widespread … Continue reading →

SUMMER HEAT: On the maps this morning, an upper air high, representing the center of scorching summer heat, is over Texas and Oklahoma. We are on the eastern periphery of this upper high, but we still expect highs in the … Continue reading →

CLASSIC SUMMER MIX: While a large part of Alabama is hot and dry with temperatures in the low to mid 90s, we have a handful of storms that have formed in the daytime heat across the central counties of the … Continue reading →

MUST BE JULY IN ALABAMA: We are in that time of the year when our weather doesn’t change much, and we have some classic mid-summer conditions to deal with through next week. An upper ridge of high pressure is over … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Most of the showers and storms are over the southern half of the state this afternoon, and even there they are widely spaced. Otherwise, the day is hot and hazy with temperatures in the low to mid 90s. … Continue reading →