Tag Archives: windy
Windy Day; Showers/Storms Still Possible
STRONG PRE-DAWN WINDS: A wake low on the back side of the departing rain mass across Alabama is producing strong winds early this morning, gusting to 45 mph at times. Winds will stay up in the 15-25 mph range through the day due to a tight larger scale pressure gradient. Continue reading
Clearing, Windy, Cooler Today
Rain will exit the state by mid-morning, and the sky becomes partly to mostly sunny by afternoon as cooler, drier air flows into the state. There is a tight surface pressure gradient in place, meaning strong west winds in the 15-30 mph, with gusts to 40 mph in spots. The NWS had a wind advisory in effect for much of Alabama today. Hang on to your hat. Continue reading
Windy, Cool April Day
Windy and much cooler conditions are in store for today with a wind advisory in effect. Tonight will be clear and chilly. Watch out for the possibility of frost Saturday morning. Continue reading
Windy, Cooler Day For Alabama
STRONG WINDS TODAY: The vigorous storm system that brought multiple rounds of severe storms to the southern U.S. is on the way out this morning… A deep, 988 millibar surface low is east of Alabama, and the tight gradient on … Continue reading
Becoming Windy; Colder Air Arrives Tonight
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. AT DAYBREAK: It is … Continue reading
A Windy Day
We are feeling the affects of the pressure gradient between an area of high pressure moving in from the north, and a rapidly intensifying area of low pressure off the Southeast Coast. The isobars lines over the state are close … Continue reading
Wind Advisory in Effect the Rest of Today
We are watching a cold front that is rapidly moving across the state today. Behind the front, temperatures are falling fast. Once the front passes your location, expect your temperature to fall the rest of today and for the winds … Continue reading
Windy/Falling Temps Later Today
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. ON THE MAPS: A … Continue reading
Rain Returns Late Tonight
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. NICE WARM-UP TODAY: Another … Continue reading
Windy And Cold Night
The NWS maintains a wind advisory for Central Alabama tonight… below is the current 850 mb wind analysis for the Southeast U.S…. Note the stronger winds just off the surface are over West-Central Alabama. These are mixing down to the … Continue reading
