WARM SEPTEMBER WEATHER: A developing upper ridge over the eastern third of the U.S. will bring warm afternoons in Alabama in coming days; look for highs in the 85-89 degree range through the weekend with partly sunny days and fair nights. The northern half of Alabama will be dry today, but moisture levels will rise tomorrow, and we will mention “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. Continue reading →

BLUE SKY AND SUNSHINE: As forecast, temperatures have returned to the 80s across the great state of Alabama this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine. Tonight will be fair with a low in the mid 60s early tomorrow morning. Continue reading →

An upper ridge will keep Alabama’s weather dry and very warm today; the sky will be partly sunny thanks to high cirrus clouds overhead, and we rise into the 86-89 degree range again this afternoon. But, to the north and west, strong to severe storms are possible from East Texas through parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, and over to the middle Atlantic coast as an upper low lifts out of the Southwest U.S. Continue reading →

SUMMER-LIKE DAY: Temperatures are in the 85-89 degree range across the great state of Alabama this afternoon with sunshine in full supply. Tonight will be clear; we drop into the mid 60s early tomorrow morning. Continue reading →

On the maps this morning there is a deep upper low over the Southwest U.S… and around here we have a downstream ridge in place. That upper ridge will mean dry and very warm weather continuing today and tomorrow. With a good supply of sunshine both days, we project afternoon highs in the 87-90 degree range, which is 7 to 10 degrees above average for mid-May in Alabama. Continue reading →

SUNNY, WARM AFTERNOON: Temperatures are mostly in the mid 80s across the great state of Alabama this afternoon with a strong May sun. Tonight will be clear and pleasant with a low in the mid 60s early tomorrow. Continue reading →

An upper ridge will build across the Deep South over the next 36 hours, setting up a dry and summer-like pattern through Thursday for Alabama. We expect mostly sunny days, fair nights, and afternoon highs well up in the 80s, in the 85-89 degree range. A few spots could touch 90 degrees tomorrow and Thursday. Continue reading →

WARM LATE APRIL AFTERNOON: Temperatures are in the 84-88 degree range for most North/Central Alabama communities this afternoon with a partly sunny sky. No showers on radar as of 3:15 p.m… but a few isolated storms could still form over the next few hours over the northern third of the state. Continue reading →

HEATING UP: With a partly sunny sky today, we expect a high in the mid 80s across much of North/Central Alabama today… the average high for April 28 is 77. An isolated shower could fire up late this afternoon as the air becomes unstable, but the chance of any one spot getting wet is only about one in ten.
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