RADAR CHECK: Light rain is falling this afternoon over the northwest corner of the state… the rain is ahead of a cold front that will bring showers statewide tonight. No risk of severe storms, and probably very little thunder. Rain … Continue reading →

SHOWERS RETURN LATER TODAY/TONIGHT: Alabama remains dry early this morning, but we are watching a band of rain and storms along the Mississippi River to the west. That activity will likely fizzle out this morning, but new showers will form this afternoon, moving into the northwest part of the state. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers persist over North Alabama this afternoon with a mostly cloudy sky… temperatures there are in the 60s. But, to the south, the sky is partly too mostly sunny over the southern counties of the state with 70s. Showers will fade this evening, and the sky will become mostly fair statewide. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Showers are in progress early this morning across parts of North and Central Alabama, under an upper low that is moving northeast. We will maintain the chance of scattered showers through the day with a mostly cloudy sky… expect a high in the 67-73 degree range this afternoon. The average high for Birmingham on April 14 is 75. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms continue to increase across Alabama this afternoon… heavier storms are producing small hail and gusty winds as they move northward. SPC maintains a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms for areas east and south of a line from Ashland to Greenville to Geneva. A “marginal risk” extends as far north as Winfield, Cullman, and Centre. Continue reading →

ON THE MAP: A well defined upper low is spinning away this morning over Louisiana, and on the east side of the system moisture air continues to move northward. Showers are fairly widespread across Central Alabama early this morning, and additional showers and a few thunderstorms will form this afternoon. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: A large area of rain with a few embedded thunderstorms is moving across North Alabama at mid-afternoon… the rain is near a very slow moving surface front that has set up a wide range of weather conditions today. Temperatures are in the 60s north and west of the front, but to the south we seeing 80 again over the southern 2/3 of the state. Continue reading →

SLOW MOVING FRONT: We will have a wide range of weather conditions across Alabama today thanks to a very slow moving front near the northwest corner of the state early this morning. The most widespread rain today will be over the northwest counties near the front, but scattered showers and storms will form statewide this afternoon as the air becomes unstable with the daytime heating process. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have a few scattered showers across East and South Alabama at mid-afternoon, but much of the state is dry. A warm front is moving slowly northward; we have a big temperature contrast on either side of the front. Mobile is up to 84 degrees at 2:00p CT, while Huntsville is at 61 on the north side of the front. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms continue across Alabama this afternoon, mostly over the central counties of the state. Stronger storms are producing some small hail and heavy rain as they move eastward. Continue reading →