SUN AND STORMS: Most all of Alabama is generally rain-free early this morning, but more showers and storms will fire up in scattered, random locations from about noon to midnight. Like recent days, storms that form will be slow movers, and will be capable of producing heavy rain, gusty winds, small hail, and lots of lightning. Of course, it won’t rain everywhere; odds of any one spot seeing rain today are 50-60 percent. Continue reading →

NEW DAY, OLD FORECAST: It is that time of the year when the weather in Alabama just doesn’t change much. There is nothing on radar early this morning, but later today random, scattered showers and thunderstorms will form during the afternoon and evening hours. Like recent days, they will be slow movers, and will produce heavy rain, strong gusty winds, and lots of lightning. Continue reading →

HOT, HUMID, A FEW AFTERNOON STORMS: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today. Partly sunny, hot, and humid with random, scattered showers and thunderstorms around mostly between 2:00 and 10:00 p.m. Odds of any one spot getting wet this afternoon are 35-45 percent, and the high will be at or just over 90 degrees. The average high for Birmingham on July 26 is 91. Continue reading →

LATE JULY IN ALABAMA: We expect very routine summer weather across Alabama this week. An upper ridge is parked across the southern U.S… with the mid-latitude westerlies (the “jet stream”) on top of the heat ridge over the northern states. This will set the stage for partly sunny, hot, humid days with random, scattered showers and thunderstorms around during the afternoon and evening hours, mostly between around 2:00 and 10:00 p.m. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: There are various pockets of shower and thunderstorm activity across Alabama this afternoon… some of the more numerous ones are across the east and southeast counties, and between Tuscaloosa and Muscle Shoals. They are moving east/southeast, and the heavier storms are capable of producing strong gusty winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are moving eastward across Alabama early this morning, stronger storms are producing heavy rain and lots of lighting and some loud thunder. We will continue to see scattered storms through the day… it won’t rain everywhere, but some spots will see a good summer soaker. Away from the storms expect a mix of sun and clouds with a high around 90 degrees. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: There are a few scattered showers across North/Central Alabama this afternoon; parts of the Birmingham metro had a decent downpour earlier today with a cluster of slow moving storms.But, the more widespread rain is over the southern half of the state, where moisture levels are higher. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain and storms are active early this morning over parts of East Alabama around sunrise… in a broad zone from near Montgomery to Phenix City. Some flooding is very possible in this part of the state as the storms are nearly stationary; flash flood warnings were issued for parts of Lee and Russell counties during the pre-dawn hours. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Again today most of the showers and thunderstorms are over the southern half of Alabama, mainly south of a line from Lafayette to Montgomery to Mobile. Stronger storms there are producing heavy rain and lots of lightning, but the northern counties of the state remain in a drier airmass. Temperatures are mostly in the 87-92 degree range at mid-afternoon. Continue reading →