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Archive for September 17th, 2016

Heavy Clouds, Some Rain

Heavy Clouds, Some Rain

| September 17, 2016 @ 11:32 am

Clouds have been fairly thick across Central Alabama this morning as moisture surges in from the southwest in a deep southwesterly flow aloft and a southerly low level flow. You hear us yapping about precipitable water in our forecasts all the time. It’s simply a measure of the amount of moisture throughout the atmosphere above […]

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Wet Weekend, Dry Again Next Week

Wet Weekend, Dry Again Next Week

| September 17, 2016 @ 7:01 am

Alabamians waking up to some clouds this morning. Dew points already in the upper 60s will climb into the range of 70 to 72 for much of the weekend as a cold front slowly approaches Central Alabama. There is also an upper trough that will be approaching, and that combination will spell about our best […]

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Weather by the Numbers

Weather by the Numbers

| September 17, 2016 @ 1:13 am

Let’s nod toward heaven and our friend and mentor JB, and look at some weather by the numbers: …Over the past 90 days, Birmingham has averaged over 2.29 degrees above normal (around 4 degrees F). This is even warmer than the 2.05 C that Atlanta has averaged above normal. …Atlanta recorded their second hottest summer […]

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