MOISTURE LEVELS RISING: Moisture levels will begin to rise across Alabama today, but most of the state will remain dry with only isolated showers around this afternoon. Look for a partly sunny sky with a high in the mid 80s; the average high for Birmingham on June 1 is 86. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: While most of Alabama is dry this morning, we have a cluster of rogue showers over parts of Tuscaloosa and Jefferson counties around sunrise. We expect a mix of sun and clouds today, with potential for more scattered showers or storms this afternoon and this evening. Odds of any one particular location seeing rain today over the northern half of the state is 20-25 percent, and the high will be in the mid 80s. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have a few scattered showers on radar over the western half of the state this afternoon… most of them are north of I-59/20 and west of I-65. The rest of the state is mostly sunny and very warm with temperatures in the 86-91 degree range. The showers will fade away later this evening after sunset, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 60s. Continue reading →

A FEW SHOWERS LATER TODAY/TONIGHT: The upper high over the region is weakening a bit, and this should allow development of a few scattered showers and thunderstorms over North Alabama later today and tonight, mostly between 2:00 and 9:00 p.m. Best chance of showers will be north of I-20, and odds of any one spot getting wet in that part of the state will be in the 30-40 percent range. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: While most of Alabama is dry this afternoon, light rain continues to fall across some of the northern and western counties, and a band of heavier thunderstorms is over Mobile County. For the rest of the state, the sky is partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures mostly in the 75-80 degree range. The sky will stay mostly cloudy tonight, and rain will come to an end after sunset. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have a a few patches of light rain over the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama, and near the Mississippi border early this morning, but the rest of the state is dry with a mostly cloudy sky. We will mention just a few isolated showers around during the day today, otherwise the sky will be occasionally cloudy with a high between 77 and 81 degrees. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama remains dry this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. Temperatures are mostly in the 79-84 degree range; the average high for Birmingham on May 17 is 82. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We note a band of showers near the Mississippi River early this morning, but Alabama is rain-free with a mostly fair sky. We are forecasting a partly sunny day for Alabama with a high in the low 80s; a few isolated showers could show up later today or tonight, but odds of any one spot getting wet are only about one in eight. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: There is an active batch of rain and thunderstorms pushing into West Tennessee this morning ahead of a cold front, but most of Alabama remains dry around sunrise with temperatures mostly in the 60s. A few showers are possible today over the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama, but most places remain dry during the day with a high in the low 80s. Continue reading →

ANOTHER WARM AFTERNOON: Temperatures across Alabama are mostly in the mid 80s this afternoon with a partly sunny sky. Nothing on radar, and we will stay dry tonight… although low clouds will likely form again after midnight. Continue reading →