WET AT TIMES: Today will be a cloudy and cool day across Alabama with periods of rain, and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperatures will hold in the 50s over the northern half of the state today, so the air is stable and there is no risk of severe storms. The rain tapers off this afternoon, and tonight will be mostly dry with only isolated patches of light rain or drizzle. Rain amounts should be generally 1/2 inch or less over the next 12 hours. Continue reading →

WET AT TIMES: Rain continues to fall this afternoon over much of North/Central Alabama ahead of a slow moving cold front. Rain is likely at times tonight and into part of the day tomorrow; additional rain amounts will be around one inch for the northern half of the state, with lighter amounts for the southern counties. Some thunder is possible, but there is no risk of severe storms. Temperatures will be in the 60s tomorrow. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have patches of light rain across most of Alabama this afternoon as a wave moves into the western Gulf of Mexico. The evaporative cooling process has helped to generate a few patches of sleet mixed with the rain, but temperatures are in the 40s and there won’t be any impact. Periods of light rain are likely tonight, mostly over the southern two-thirds of the state; amounts should be under 1/4 inch. Continue reading →

COLD FRONT ON THE WAY: Clouds have returned to Alabama this morning, and we expect a few periods of rain this afternoon and early tonight ahead of a cold front. The main window for rain comes from 12:00 noon until 12:00 midnight, and rain amounts should be under 1/2 inch for most places as moisture will be limited. No risk of severe storms, and most likely very little thunder. The high this afternoon will be in the upper 60s. Continue reading →

THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds cover much of Alabama this afternoon, and rain continues to fall on areas south of a line from Auburn to Montgomery to Camden. Temperatures over the northern half of the state are mostly in the upper 60s and low 70s; the average high at Birmingham on October 29 is 71. Continue reading →

UNSETTLED WEATHER: As advertised, we have widespread rain across Alabama this morning ahead of warm front over the southern counties of the state, and a tropical system in the western Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Widespread rain, along with a few thunderstorms, is over North Alabama this morning along the long awaited cold front pushing into the state. The front, and the associated rain band, will push southward today keeping temperatures in the 70s all day over the northern half of the state. Heaviest rain will fall today north of I-59; amounts of 1/2 to 1 inch are likely, with heavier totals over the Tennessee Valley. Continue reading →