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RADAR CHECK: Rain and storms are most active across East and Southeast Alabama this afternoon. The rain is heavy in spots; a flash flood warning has been issued for parts of Chambers, Lee and Dale counties.
WET: We are forecasting occasional rain and a few thunderstorms across Alabama through tonight ahead of an upper trough and surface front. A few strong storms are possible this afternoon over East and South Alabama, where SPC has defined a “marginal risk” (level 1/5).
UNSETTLED WEATHER AHEAD: A few strong thunderstorms are in progress over Northwest Alabama this afternoon… SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for the Tennessee Valley through early tonight; heavier storms there could produce small hail and gusty winds.
UNSETTLED WEATHER AHEAD: We have a few spotty showers across Alabama early this morning; we will maintain the chance of scattered showers and a few storms through tonight. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for the Tennessee Valley this afternoon and early tonight
HOT SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON: Temperatures are generally in the 89-94 degree range across Alabama this afternoon; there are few small isolated showers over the Tennessee Valley, but most of the state is dry. Tonight will be generally fair with a low between 68 and 74 degrees.
EYES ON THE GULF: Alabama’s weather will be mostly dry today with a high in the low 90s. Heat levels won’t change much tomorrow, but a few strong storms are possible over the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama, where SPC has defined a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms.
DRY DAYS: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through Tuesday of next week. Mostly sunny days, fair nights. Highs in the low 90s, lows in the 60s. This is clearly the easy part of the forecast.
DRY DAYS: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through the weekend as a dry airmass stays in place. We expect mostly sunny days and fair nights… afternoon temperatures will reach the low 90s, but nights will remain pleasant with lows in the 60s.
MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON: The sky is generally sunny across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s over the northern 2/3 of the state… some South Alabama communities have reached the low 90s. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 60s.
DRY DAYS: A dry pattern will persist across Alabama through the weekend with partly to mostly sunny days and fair nights. Highs today will be in the 87-91 degree range, and most locations will be very close to 90 degrees tomorrow through Sunday. Nights will remain pleasant with lows generally in the 60s.
WARM SEPTEMBER DAY: Temperatures are mostly in the 85-90 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Nothing on radar at midafternoon; tonight will be fair with a low in the 60s.
DRY DAYS: Showers will be very hard to find across Alabama through the weekend with partly to mostly sunny days and fair nights. There might be a few small, isolated showers around today and tomorrow, but the chance of any one spot getting wet is 10 percent or less.
RADAR CHECK: We actually have a few “illegal showers” (showers that weren’t forecast) over North/Central Alabama this afternoon that are dropping southward. Also a few spotty showers are over the southern quarter of the state (where they were forecast) as well.
QUIET PATTERN: We will maintain the chance of a few showers over far South Alabama today and tomorrow, most of Alabama will be dry through the rest of the week with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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.
