Daily Climate Report for Birmingham: September 22nd, 2018
The high in Birmingham for September 22nd, 2018 was 95F. The low was 76F.
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The Latest on the Tropics…
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on weakening Tropical Depression Eleven, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, and on Tropical Storm Kirk, located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Most Areas Hot and Dry for the First Full Day of Fall; Rain Chances Going Up Though
Another hot and dry day is expected across much of Central Alabama today. The exception will be northwestern sections of the state where clouds and showers will keep temperatures in the lower 80s.
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Kirk Accelerating Westward Over The Eastern Tropical Atlantic
At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was located near latitude 9.1 North, longitude 28.0 West. Kirk is moving toward the west near 18 mph (30 km/h). An even faster westward motion across the deep tropical Atlantic Ocean is expected through Tuesday.
Poorly Organized Tropical Depression Expected To Dissipate Soon
At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Eleven was located near latitude 14.5 North, longitude 55.0 West. The depression is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h). A slow west-northwest to northwest motion is expected until the system dissipates in a day or so.
Hot, Final Day of Summer
THE FINAL DAY OF SUMMER: And it is sure feeling like it…We are once again basking under a sky with more sun than clouds, hot temperatures, with randomly scattered afternoon showers and storms. Temperatures are ranging from the upper 80s to lower 90s across Central Alabama this afternoon. As we look at the radar there […]
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Hot With Isolated To Scattered Showers/Storms Through The Weekend
We are starting off the morning with a good bit of clear skies across the state, with only a few clouds over the western locations… and radar shows a clean slate at the moment, but I have a feeling we’ll see some scattered activity later this afternoon.
Daily Climate Report for Birmingham: September 21st, 2018
The high in Birmingham for September 21st, 2018 was 93F. The low was 78F.
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Practical Energy Savings Tips Can Be Implemented As New Season Dawns
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Not As Hot; Scattered Showers/Storms
RADAR CHECK: Most of the showers and storms across the northern half of Alabama are east of I-65 this afternoon… they are showing little movement, and will fade away once the sun goes down later this evening. Otherwise, we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures not as hot as recent days… generally between 85 and 90 degrees. The average high at Birmingham for September 21 is 84 degrees.
A Quick Check On Our Weather At 1:40 PM
We have a fair bit of scattered shower activity over the eastern half of the area while nearly all of the western half of Central Alabama is dry at this point.
