RADAR CHECK: It is pretty quiet across Alabama this afternoon; we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures generally between 79 and 82 degrees, and so far few showers have formed over the northern half of the state. A few scattered showers will remain possible this evening. TOMORROW/FRIDAY: Highs will drop into the […]
Well, the excitement meter has shot up rapidly last night and this morning on Joaquin. The storm became a hurricane this morning with winds of 80 mph and it continues to strengthen. Air Force reconnaissance found a central pressure of 972 mb after 7 a.m. You can see it tracking southwestward perilously close to the […]
AT DAYBREAK: Nothing on radar this morning across the great state of Alabama… temperatures around here are mostly in the 60s, and the sky is mostly cloudy. We will maintain the risk of a few scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight as an upper trough slowly moves overhead; chance of any one […]
SHOWERS; A FEW STORMS: We have seen more breaks in the overcast than expected across North/Central Alabama today, in some cases pushing temperatures up into the mid 80s. This has made the air unstable, and we have a few thunderstorms on radar over Northwest Alabama (Marion and Lamar Counties as I write this at 3:15 […]
RADAR CHECK: Low clouds cover Alabama this morning, and while we have some light drizzle in spots, the radar is pretty quiet at daybreak… With a surface low lifting northward from the Gulf of Mexico, and an upper trough approaching from the west, we will forecast a few periods of rain across North/Central Alabama today. […]
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RADAR CHECK: We have areas of light rain across North/Central Alabama this afternoon…nothing too heavy, and no lightning. The rain is moving to the northwest, and we will forecast periods of rain tonight. TOMORROW: Wet weather continues. An upper trough on the Texas coast will lift northeast, and the surface low in the northern Gulf […]
RADAR CHECK: A large mass of rain continues over the southern half of Alabama at daybreak; the leading edge of the rain is near U.S. 80 (Demopolis to Selma to Montgomery to Opelika), and is moving north. A tropical low in the Gulf of Mexico is responsible for that rain, and the wet weather will […]
Moisture levels are high across Alabama on this late September Sunday afternoon. Clouds are thick across the area and light showers are increasing across the Central part of the state. Temperatures are edging toward the 80F mark, but many spots will hang in the 70s this afternoon. Skies will remain mostly cloudy and scattered showers […]
It’s still pretty light, but as you can see from the radar image taken from the Birmingham Doppler radar just after 1 pm, some light rain and sprinkles have moved into Central Alabama from the south and southeast. Observing stations that have seen rain have recorded only a few hundredths of an inch at most. […]
Special thanks to Bill Murray for subbing for me yesterday. Meaghan and I had a great time visiting with people at the Cullman airport as skydivers were waiting for the clouds to break up. The event was a fundraiser organized by Dustin Chandler of Hoover, AL, benefitting children with CDKL5. CDKL5 is a rare neurological […]
Pesky area of low pressure is lifting out of the area and for much of Central Alabama we are seeing cloudy conditions, while portions of South and West Alabama are seeing plenty of sunshine. This is once again impacting temperatures and we are seeing a range in temps across the state this afternoon as we […]
The upper level low that has off the coast of northeastern Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas rotated northwestward to near Columbus, GA yesterday, but not before causing an EF2 near Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday. As it moved to near the Alabama/Georgia line, the large mass of rain that was rotating around the system weakened […]
RADAR CHECK: The big rain mass over North Alabama has been shrinking over the past few hours, and we have just a little light rain lingering over the Tennessee Valley this afternoon. We do note new showers are forming over West Alabama. A few showers remain possible tonight, but nothing too widespread as the upper […]
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.
