Tag Archives: scattered storms
Drier Air To Creep Into North Alabama Wednesday
RADAR CHECK: The weather is relatively quiet over North/Central Alabama this afternoon thanks to a batch of showers and storms that moved through earlier today. The morning convection left behind rain-cooled, stable air with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. We do note a few strong storms on radar at mid-afternoon over Pickens, Greene, and Sumter Counties in West Alabama…. they are drifting slowly to the south. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Fire Up Later Today
AIR YOU CAN WEAR: Deep moisture continues to cover Alabama today with precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches across much of the state. We note a few rogue showers early this morning over West Alabama, but the bulk of the showers and storms will come this afternoon and early tonight. Like recent days, the storms that form will be rather random, but they will be capable of producing heavy rain and some flooding, gusty winds, and lots of lightning. The chance of any one spot getting wet will be in the 60/70 percent range, and the high will be between 87 and 91 for most places. Continue reading
Muggy Weekend Ahead With Afternoon Storms
RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have your classic case of random, scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon. Where storms have developed, they are producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and lots of lighting. The southern part of the Birmingham metro was under a flood advisory at mid-afternoon. Continue reading
Afternoon Storms Fire Up Again Later Today
MORNING SUN, AFTERNOON STORMS: Hot, humid weather continues across Alabama today with a good supply of sunshine this morning, followed by random, scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Most of the storms will come from 1:00 until 11:00 p.m.; the chance of any one location getting wet today will be in the 40/50 percent range. And, as is typically the case, storm that pop up will be capable of producing gusty wind, heavy rain, and lots of lightning. Continue reading
Sun, Heat, Humidity, Storms
JULY IN ALABAMA: It is that time of the year when you can say “hot and humid with scattered storms” and be right 99 percent of the time. We have your classic case of random, slow moving, scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon across the great state of Alabama. Some spots are getting heavy rain; we have another flood advisory in effect for Tuscaloosa at mid-afternoon. Continue reading
Scattered Showers/Storms Becoming More Numerous
MOISTURE LEVELS RISING: Models continue to show an increase in precipitable water values across Alabama in coming days, and accordingly we expect to see an increase in the number of showers and thunderstorms through the weekend. Most of the showers will come from 1:00 until 11:00 p.m. daily, but in this kind of airmass we can’t totally rule out a late night or morning shower in spots. The chance of any one spot getting wet later today is in the 40/50 percent range, then rising to 60/70 percent tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday. Continue reading
Showers/Storms To Slowly Increase In Number
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms are widely scattered across Alabama this afternoon, but where they have formed the rain is heavy… one summer soaker brought over one inch of rain to parts of the southern Birmingham metro. Showers and storms are moving slowly southward, and will fade away late tonight. Continue reading
Scattered Storms Statewide Later Today
MOISTURE LEVELS RISING: For the past two days the eastern half of the state has been in drier air, and accordingly all of the scattered showers and storms have been over the western counties of Alabama. But, the drier air is leaving the state this morning, and we expect scattered showers and thunderstorms statewide later today. The chance of any one spot getting wet this afternoon is 30/40 percent, and the high will be in the low 90s for most places. Continue reading
Showers/Storms Increasing In Coming Days
RADAR CHECK: This is your classic mid-summer day in Alabama. Hot, humid, partly sunny, and we have random, scattered, chaotic showers and storms on radar moving westward. Temperatures are in the 88-92 degree range in most places… right at seasonal averages. Continue reading
Morning Sun; Scattered Afternoon Storms
HOT, HUMID, SCATTERED STORMS: Not much change in the Alabama weather situation today; we begin the day with ample sunshine this morning, but scattered storms will fire up during the heat of the day this afternoon. Chance of any one spot getting wet is about one in four, and the high will be in the low 90s for most places. Another words, a standard summer day. Continue reading
