WARM, DRY WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY: An upper ridge will keep Alabama warm and dry today; with a partly to mostly sunny sky we project a high in the mid 80s this afternoon. Clouds will increase tonight, and a few showers could move near the Tennessee border. Continue reading →

WARM EARLY MAY WEATHER: Temperatures are in the mid 80s across most of Alabama this afternoon under a sunny sky. An upper ridge will keep it warm and dry tomorrow; with a partly sunny sky we rise into the mid 80s again. Showers and storms for the short term remain well to the west. Continue reading →

QUIET PATTERN: While strong to severe storms are rumbling early this morning over parts of the nation’s mid-section, Alabama’s weather remains quiet with a clear sky. We are in the 50s and 60s at daybreak; the high today will be back in the mid 80s for most communities, above the average high of 79 degrees for May 3 (for Birmingham). The sky will remain partly to mostly sunny. Continue reading →

WARM MAY DAYS: An upper ridge will keep Alabama warm and dry through Friday with partly to mostly sunny days and fair nights. Temperatures this afternoon are in the 80s, and highs will remain in the 80s tomorrow and Friday. While we enjoy the quiet, calm weather, more severe storms are erupting well to the northwest of Alabama this afternoon, where SPC has a “moderate risk” of severe storms defined for parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Continue reading →

The average high for May 1 is 78 (at Birmingham). We will be well into the 80s again today, tomorrow, and Friday as an upper ridge continues to hold, and we expect dry conditions here despite some very active weather across the Great Plains. Days will be partly to mostly sunny, nights will be mostly fair. Continue reading →

WARM MAY AFTERNOON: Temperatures have reached the low 80s across much of North/Central Alabama this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine through a shallow cumulus field. Nothing on radar, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the low 60s. Continue reading →

MAY STARTS WITH WARMTH: A developing upper ridge will bring the warmest weather so far this year to Alabama in coming days; we project highs in the low 80s today, and mid 80s tomorrow through Friday with sunny days and fair nights. A few spots could reach the upper 80s late in the week for a nice summer preview. The average high for May 1 in Birmingham is 78. Continue reading →

REST OF THE WEEK: A building upper ridge over the eastern third of the nation will bring the warmest weather so far this year to Alabama. Look for a high in the low 80s tomorrow, mid 80s Wednesday, and mid to upper 80s Thursday and Friday. Sunny days, fair nights, and no threat of rain despite a major severe weather threat across the nation’s mid-section Wednesday. Continue reading →

WARM, DRY TODAY: We will forecast one more warm, dry day for Alabama; the sky will be partly to mostly sunny today with a gusty south wind developing this afternoon averaging 12-22 mph. The high will at or just over 80 degrees for most places. To the west, severe storms will likely form this afternoon and tonight over parts of East Oklahoma, East Texas, North Louisiana, and much of Arkansas ahead of a deep surface low near Omaha. We should mention blizzard conditions will develop north and west of that low. Continue reading →