A FEW SHOWERS TODAY: A surface front will approach Alabama from the west today, and we expect showers to move into the state this afternoon and tonight. There is little upper support for the front, so there is no risk … Continue reading →

THIS AFTERNOON: Another warm January day with temperatures mostly in the upper 60s and low 70s; just a few isolated showers are over North Alabama. Clouds will thicken tonight with a weakening surface front approaching from the west. MID-WEEK: We … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: A few showers are over the northern half of Alabama early this morning… moving east/northeast… The sky is mostly cloudy, and temperatures are in the upper 50s and low 60s at daybreak. Expect a high in the upper … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have lingering showers across Alabama early this morning… This rain will continue to end from west to east, and most of it will be out of the state by late morning. Clouds linger through the afternoon, and … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: So far just spotty light rain has been falling over Northwest Alabama; elsewhere we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures between 67 and 70 in most places. Very low dewpoints/dry air has prevented much rain … Continue reading →

TO THE WEST: Rain continues to fall this morning through parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas, and that is progressing our way as a short wave aloft moves eastward. Here in Alabama, the low levels remain very dry; dewpoints … Continue reading →

RAIN GETTING CLOSER: A strong cold front will push a band of showers, and maybe even a thunderstorm, into far Northwest Alabama tonight. The SPC outlook suggests no severe weather threat, but a chance of some thunder over Northwest Alabama … Continue reading →

COULD THE STREAK BE ENDING? Today will be the 61st consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham; we blew past the old record of 52 dry days in a row (set in 1924) earlier this month. Could we get 0.01″ … Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Quite the excitement across West Alabama this morning when rain was falling… a few raindrops were even seen across the Birmingham metro… Hey @spann there is water falling out of the sky in Hoover. I am confused and … Continue reading →

PATTERN FLIP: Our pattern flip is happening; the positions of the various ridges and troughs in the mid latitude westerlies have changed, and that will open the door for rain opportunities in the coming days and weeks. A disturbance aloft … Continue reading →