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Rain showers will plague today’s Birmingham Bowl, but it won’t be a total washout. There is little chance of a lightning delay. Tomorrow, Alabama faces a severe weather threat, including the chance for tornadoes.
We will deal with a few showers and a little thunder today, but we are mainly concerned about the severe weather threat that is developing for late Saturday afternoon and evening. Tornadoes are a possibility.
The SPC has issued their first December Day Three Enhanced Risk for Alabama for Saturday late afternoon and evening. Tornadoes are possible.
A few showers are moving across the area late this morning, but no thunder is involved. We will look at Friday weather including the Birmingham Bowl, and the risk for severe weather on Saturday.
A dynamic weather pattern unfolds starting today, with increasing clouds, scattered showers, and a stormy weekend ahead featuring heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms.
Most of us dream of enjoying a White Christmas, but for lifelong Birmingham residents like me, that has been am elusive dream. We came close in 2010.
The latest on the severe weather potential for Saturday across Alabama.
Watching a developing severe weather threat for late Saturday afternoon and evening across North and Central Alabama… stay tuned for later forecasts today and into the weekend.
Our best rain chances will come on Saturday as stubborn high pressure continues to protect us here in Alabama.
Mild and mostly sunny weather continues through Christmas Eve, with showers arriving late on Christmas Day and a series of rain systems expected to keep the pattern active through early January.
Mild and sunny conditions will continue into Christmas Eve, with increasing clouds and showers likely by Christmas evening.
A family of tornadoes ruined Christmas for several Alabama families from Monroe County to Montgomery County on this date back in 1956.
Model infighting will lead to higher than normal uncertainty in rain chances around the period from Wednesday through Friday and we are keeping an eye on things for Sunday as there are some signs a strong storm or two could be involved. Nothing to worried about but something to stay tuned for.
Mild and mostly dry Christmas Eve, but keep an umbrella handy for scattered showers on Christmas Day. Watch for for an easterly wedge that could slow down our warmup by Friday.
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.
