RADAR CHECK: The weather is relatively quiet over North/Central Alabama this afternoon thanks to a batch of showers and storms that moved through earlier today. The morning convection left behind rain-cooled, stable air with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. We do note a few strong storms on radar at mid-afternoon over Pickens, Greene, and Sumter Counties in West Alabama…. they are drifting slowly to the south.
EARLY MORNING FIREWORKS: An easterly wave was responsible for the development of some robust thunderstorms across Alabama during the pre-dawn hours; they brought nature’s fireworks with a vivid lightning display, and in some cases strong, gusty winds. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of Shelby and St. Clair Counties a little before 3:00 a.m…. a few trees were brought down by that storm. The storms have mostly dissipated at daybreak.
HOT, HOT, HOT: Monday was another hot day across Central Alabama. It was not the hottest day so far in 2015, but it wasn’t far away from it either. First order station highs ranged from 95F at Calera to 96F at Anniston to 97F at Birmingham to 99F at Tuscaloosa. Readings today will be about […]
Middle to upper 60s are common this morning in the I-59/20 Corridor, but you don’t have to drive far to find 50s again, including the 59F at 5 a.m. at Cullman. The cooler spots over North Alabama are in the 50s again thanks to a very dry airmass over Alabama. Sunday was a hot and […]
The remnants of Bill were moving off the Mid-Atlantic states this morning, and Central Alabama benefitted from Bill yesterday with some spots picking up around a third of an inch of rain in scattered showers mainly along the Interstate 20 corridor. But today begins another round of hot weather for Central Alabama as the much […]
The remnants of Bill were moving eastward across the Ohio River Valley this morning, so the northern third of Alabama was seeing some effects with a few showers traversing the area. Chances for showers thanks to Bill will stay up for much of the morning and into the afternoon, but then the ridge from the […]
The upper ridge weakened some yesterday resulting in a slight drop in our afternoon highs, but only a slight drop amounting to 2 or 3 degrees. But glad to have any amount shaved off those highs. As the remnants of Bill continue to trek slowly across the Ohio River Valley today and tonight and into […]
It’s not much, but a slight increase in clouds, moisture, and shower coverage along with the slight lessening of the upper ridge for the next couple of days should result in lowering temperatures a few degrees, but highs will still be in the 90s. A heat advisory was in effect today for the Alabama counties […]
Our weather pattern for Central Alabama remains stuck on the large surface and upper ridge that remain in place over the Southeast US giving us some of the hottest days so far for 2015. Heat advisories have also been posted for parts of Southeast Alabama as well as parts of South Georgia and North Florida. […]
*** No Weather Xtreme Video Today due to work schedule *** The surface and upper ridge over the Southeast US will continue the heat across Central Alabama today and Wednesday with highs climbing into the mid 90s with heat indices reaching about 100 degrees due to the high humidity. These are not dangerous levels, but […]
Not much change in the overall thinking for our weather in Central Alabama as we continue to watch events develop in the western Gulf of Mexico. Bill is not yet Bill, but could become Bill at almost any time. Over the Southeast US, high pressure at the surface and aloft is keeping a clockwise circulation […]
While there were a few more showers and thunderstorms yesterday than expected, the trend for hotter and drier weather still seems on track as both surface high pressure and an upper ridge work their way into the Southeast US over the next few days. The impact of this will be to push convection off to […]
After a couple of days with fairly numerous showers and thunderstorms to contend with, our weather pattern appears headed for warmer conditions with less numerous showers and storms. Look for a high around 90 today but there is still about a 40 to 60 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms. Surface high pressure along with […]
Many places across Central Alabama reached 90 degrees for highs with some spots a tad warmer as the upper ridge built into the Lower Mississippi River Valley. The high at Birmingham was 90 while Tuscaloosa recorded a high of 92. The upper ridge will gradually be dampened today and into Monday as a strong upper […]
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