Can’t Miss Alabama: Inaugural Bham Foodie Fest to take place this weekend
Get ready for a culinary experience like no other as the inaugural Bham Foodie Fest takes over historic Sloss Furnaces Saturday, Sept. 7, from noon to 6 p.m.
We’re set to dry out for the weekend, but we could see some wet weather moving in as we head through the workweek, especially from Wednesday through Friday.
Taking a quick look at the tropics to see what is being monitored. Most of the week there have been anywhere from 3, 4 and even 5 areas of disorganized showers and storms being monitored by the NHC. With the latest outlook, we are down to two main areas, and one has a chance of developing into a tropical depression sometime next week.
RADAR CHECK: Large areas of light rain continue to move across the southern 2/3 of Alabama this afternoon. Rain amounts have been light so far, and they should remain light tonight as a layer of dry air in the higher levels of the atmosphere is limiting rain rates
The U.S. Drought Monitor posts its updates every week on Thursday. It was not good news for the state of Alabama as we have had a a big increase in drought conditions. Every county in the state is now measuring on the intensity scale. The levels run from D0 to D4.
A low pressure is tracking east along the Northern Gulf Coast and will keep us cloudy today with periods of rain today and tonight.
RADAR CHECK: Rain is relatively widespread this morning across Alabama south of I-20, and west of I-65. Rain will continue to expand this morning, but the most widespread coverage and heavier totals will be over the southern half of the state thanks to a weak low moving through the northern Gulf of Mexico.
RADAR CHECK: Areas of light rain continue over the southern half of Alabama this afternoon near a stalled surface front/trough near the Gulf Coast. Most of the state has a cloudy sky, but the sun is out over the Tennessee Valley with temperatures in the 80s.
The National Hurricane Center has posted The Tropical Cyclone Report for Tropical Storm Alberto which occurred on June 19-20 of this year. This was the first named storm of the 2024 season and the 8th time the name Alberto has been used for a tropical system.
Clouds and rain are increasing over the today and through the day tomorrow as a low pressure will track east along the Northern Gulf Coast.