WET: We will have elevated rain chances across Alabama through the beginning of the weekend, and the flash flood watch has been expanded. It is now in effect for areas generally north of a line from Mobile to Montgomery to Opelika. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Most of Alabama is rain-free this afternoon with a bit of filtered sunshine. Clouds will thicken again tonight, with rain possible at times, mainly after midnight. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have mostly light rain falling across parts of West and South Alabama this morning, otherwise the sky is cloudy with temperatures in the 47-57 degree range as the day begins. Today will be cloudy with some light rain, mainly during the morning hours. Temperatures rise into the 60s statewide this afternoon as the big thaw continues. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: This is a cloudy, cool Friday with patchy light rain over the southern half of the state at mid-afternoon. We note a few peeks of sun over the Tennessee Valley… temperatures are in the 57-65 degree range over the northern counties, with low to mid 70s over South Alabama. Tonight will be cloudy with some light rain at times. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain is widespread this afternoon across much of North and West Alabama, along and north of the slow moving front draped across the state. Again today we have a wide range of temperatures… at 2:00p CT Haleyville reports 49 degrees with rain, while Dothan is enjoying a mostly sunny sky and 83 degrees. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have widespread rain early this morning along and north of a very slow moving surface front across Central Alabama. Rain will slowly expand southward today, and once again we will have a big thermal contrast with temperatures ranging from the 60s across North Alabama to the 80s over the southern third of the state. Some thunder is possible, but no severe storms are expected. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain is fairly widespread over the northern half of Alabama early this morning; we note a few strong thunderstorms as well with small hail. Rain will end from northwest to southeast later this morning as dry air begins to arrive, and by afternoon showers will be confined to the southern counties. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain continues across much of Alabama early this morning, and as expected gradient winds (not related to thunderstorms) are strong over the northern half of the state. Winds have gusted to 35 mph at Birmingham within the hour. While the rain will taper off over North and West Alabama later today, wet weather persists across the southern counties of the the state this afternoon. Continue reading →