Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.
If you haven’t been outside yet, you are missing out on an absolutely brilliant day. Other than a few fair-weather clouds dotting the skies over the west-central parts of the state, skies have been completely sunny.
We’ve got a quiet and mild weekend ahead, but don’t get too comfortable as some storms could be rolling in late Sunday night. Let’s break it all down for you.
This is the type of outbreak that can change lives in an instant. If you have family, elderly neighbors, or friends who may not be aware of the situation, reach out to them now. Make sure they have a way to get warnings and a safe place to go.
Showers will continue to stream in from the west throughout the remainder of the day, with most of that taking place over the Tennessee Valley.
A mix of rain, sunshine, and a taste of spring warmth is on the way for Alabama this week. Showers will move in this weekend, followed by clearing skies and a midweek warm-up. But eyes are already on the next system, which could bring storms by next weekend. Stay ahead of the changes with your full forecast!
So, stay weather aware throughout the day and go over your safety plan. Make sure those safety kits have been restocked, and your weather radio is plugged in and has fresh batteries.
As we are making our run to the midday hour across the state on this first day of March, which is also the first day of Meteorological Spring, temperatures are actually “spring-like” at 10:50AM, with lower 60s to the lower 70s showing up on our readings.
Well, folks, we’ve got a bit of everything in the forecast this week—gorgeous weekend weather, a midweek storm threat, and another system to watch by Friday. So, let’s break it all down for you.
Satellite check as of 12:33PM shows that we still have some stubborn cloud cover hanging around that are actually affecting our current temperatures.
A dynamic weather pattern is setting up this week, featuring a mix of chilly mornings, warming trends, and periodic rain chances. Here’s a detailed look at what to expect.
Radar check as of 9:12AM shows that much of the precipitation has moved out of the state, but we do have some lingering mainly east of a line from Heflin to Rockford to Andalusia, in the form of rain. However, a few locations west of that are still seeing light snow flurries, especially over the northeastern parts of the state.
As we approach the 4AM hour in Alabama, all remains rather quiet on the roadways as most locations continue to remain above freezing in the zone along and north of US-278. However, temperatures are starting to reach and even dip below freezing in the northwest corner of the state, where we are already receiving reports of sleet and snow falling.
Radar check as of 1:43AM CST shows that rain has moved into the western portions of North and Central portions of the state, while South Alabama has been seeing rain for a little while at this point.
While the northern half of the state will be watching to see who gets rain, who gets a wintry mix, and who gets snow, the southern half will put up with rain and the potential of some thunder.
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
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