SUN, HEAT, STORMS: Classic “dog day” weather will continue across Alabama through Friday; we will forecast a mix of sun and clouds each day with the usual daily round of “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. Most of the storms will come from 1:00 until 8:00 p.m… and the chance of any one spot getting wet will stay in the 30-40 percent category. Continue reading →

So far, the radar has been quiet across Alabama today. But, morning clouds are giving way to afternoon sun, and there is still potential for showers and storms to form during the next few hours. SPC has a “marginal risk” of severe storms defined for much of West and South Alabama. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: So far, showers and storms are pretty widely scattered across North and Central Alabama today… they are showing very little movement. Continue reading →

ANOTHER VERY WARM, HUMID JUNE DAY: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today. Highs in the upper 80s, a partly sunny sky, and widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight. Chance of any one spot getting wet later today about one in four. Continue reading →

TYPICAL JUNE WEATHER: A muggy, maritime tropical airmass covers Alabama and the Deep South this morning, and we expect more routine early summer weather through tomorrow. Partly sunny, humid days with a few scattered showers and storms around, most all of the coming during the peak of the daytime heating process between 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Most of the showers and storms across Alabama this afternoon are east and south of Birmingham… they are drifting slowly to the west (this “backwards motion” happens fairly often in summer as westerly winds aloft retreat to the north). Continue reading →

TYPICAL JUNE WEATHER: All is quiet across Alabama this morning, but we expect scattered, random showers and storms to develop this afternoon and early tonight in the moist environment across the Deep South. Otherwise, today will be partly sunny with a high in the mid to upper 80s, right at seasonal averages. Continue reading →

WELCOME TO METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER: Those of us in the weather business consider summer from June 1 through August 31… it makes it much easier for record keeping. In terms of astronomy, however, summer begins on the day of the solstice; this year on June 20 at 11:24p CT. Continue reading →