DROUGHT CONDITIONS WORSEN: Today is the 25th consecutive day with no rain for Birmingham, and many other communities across North/Central Alabama, and the new drought monitor released this morning showers drought conditions worsening across the state… Temperatures are in the mid 80s this afternoon with sunshine through high clouds, and as usual, nothing is showing […]
25 DAYS IN A ROW WITHOUT RAIN: At the 1:00 PM hour across Central Alabama, skies are mostly sunny with a few high clouds overhead. Temperatures are about five degrees warmer than they were at this time yesterday, with all of the reporting stations in the area above 80 degrees. Of course with these mostly […]
The eye of Hurricane Nicole is passing over the island of Bermuda right now. Here is the Bermuda Weather Service radar: Here are wind observations across the island now: Here is a plot of the wind at the Airport over the past 2 days. Notice the dramatic drop at the eye moved over the station. […]
LATE REPORT The weather station at BDA just reported a sustained wind of 68 knots (78 mph) with gusts to 90 knots (104 mph) at 8:52 a.m. CDT. ORIGINAL POST Major Hurricane Nicole is closing in on the beautiful island nation of Bermuda this morning. Top winds are 125 mph, but the system looks a […]
LONG DRY SPELL CONTINUES: Today will be the 25th consecutive day without measurable rain for Birmingham, and prospects for beneficial rain remain pretty much zero through early next week. Governor Bentley signed a Drought Emergency Declaration yesterday due to extremely dry conditions… the declaration prohibits all outdoor burning in 46 counties in north and central […]
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.
