CLOUDS, PERIODS OF RAIN: On the maps this morning a deep upper low is over Texas, moving eastward. This feature will bring cloudy, wet weather to Alabama over the next 36 hours. Look for periods of rain today and tonight with a cloudy sky; the high will be in the low 60s for most communities this afternoon. You might hear a little thunder in spots, but there is no risk of severe storms in Alabama. Rain amounts should be around 1/2 inch through tonight. Continue reading →

WET WEATHER AHEAD: A storm system will organize to the west today over Texas, and promises to bring rain at times to Alabama tonight through part of the day Saturday. Most of the daytime hours today will be dry; the sky will be cloudy with a high in the upper 50s. While some parts of West Alabama could see a bit of rain by mid to late afternoon, most of the rain will hold off until tonight. The air will be stable over most of the state, so no worries with severe storms, and probably very little thunder. However, SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for Mobile and Baldwin Counties tonight. Continue reading →

HIGH CLOUDS: We have a deck of high, thin cirrus clouds over Alabama this afternoon; with filtered sunshine temperatures are in the 50s. Clouds become thicker and lower tonight and tomorrow ahead of a developing storm system to the west. The high tomorrow afternoon will be in the mid to upper 50s. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have a large mass of rain over North Alabama early this morning… generally north of I-20. Temperatures are above freezing, and there are no issues with ice. Today will be cloudy with rain likely, mainly over the northern half of the state… where rain falls temperatures won’t get out of the 40s. To the south, the high will be in the 50s over South Alabama this afternoon with a cloudy sky. Continue reading →

UICK WEATHER CHANGES: Clouds will increase across Alabama today; temperatures will be below average with a high in the mid 50s for North Alabama, low to mid 60s for the southern counties of the state. Rain will move in from the west tonight; we project rain amounts of 1/4″ to 1/2″ for most places. Some thunder is possible, but not especially likely, and there is no threat of severe storms. The rain will end very early tomorrow morning, generally before 7:00 a.m. Continue reading →

WET IS THE WORD: Just about every square inch of Alabama should see a soaking rain during the first half of this week. A broad surface low will move along the Gulf Coast region today; rain is widespread this morning, and rain continues tonight into at least part of the day tomorrow. The air just off the coast is unstable, and as that lifts into far South Alabama a few severe storms are possible there today. A tornado watch is in effect until 12 noon for Mobile and Baldwin counties. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: A band of rain and storms is pushing through Alabama early this morning… some of you will hear some thunder, but the storms are not severe. We will continue to mention periods of rain today and tonight… otherwise the sky will be cloudy with a high close to 60 degrees. There is a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe storms over Southeast Alabama today below a stalled surface front. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: A large mass of rain and thunderstorms is pushing out of Alabama this afternoon; most communities picked up around one inch… we had a report of 1.61″ at Lafayette in Chambers County. In addition to the rain we have a big thermal contrast across the state thanks to a stalled front over South Alabama. Dothan and Mobile are in the low 80s, but north of the front temperatures are in the 50s over the northern counties of the state. Continue reading →

UNSETTLED WEATHER: Clouds return to Alabama today, and we expect rain to become fairly widespread across the state this afternoon and early tonight. The high this afternoon will be in the mid 60s for most communities. Clouds will stick around tomorrow and Friday, and we will mention periods of rain both days. We reach the 60s again tomorrow, but temperatures on Friday will hold in the cool 50s all day as cold air begins to roll in from the north. The sky begins to clear late Friday night. Continue reading →

NICE AFTERNOON: After a long, stormy night, the sky has cleared over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon; with a good supply of sunshine most communities are up in the low to mid 70s. Continue reading →