LONG DRY SPELL: October is usually the driest month of the year in Alabama, so it is not unusual that we expect no rain around here for at least the next seven to ten days. Temperatures today reach the mid 80s, but a dry cold front will bring cooler air down into the state tonight.
We’ll have a few showers possible in southeast Central Alabama today, but most of us will stay dry with partly cloudy skies. A front moves in on Monday, and we’re tracking Tropical Storm Milton in the Gulf.
Just before 1pm, skies across much of North/Central Alabama were sunny with warm temperatures. The southeastern corner of the area has some cloud cover, but no rain is expected at this point.
Expect a sunny and mild week ahead with highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s, and cooler nights dipping into the low 50s by midweek. However, this weekend will remain quite warm.
RADAR CHECK: Light rain is fairly widespread across Southwest Alabama this afternoon; showers are widely spaced over the northern half of the state. Temperatures are in the 70s over South Alabama with clouds and rain.
A few scattered showers are possible statewide today, but most of them will be across the southern half of the state. Rain is possible, but these showers should remain few and far between across the northern half of the state.
RADAR CHECK: We have a few areas of mostly light rain over the southern half of Alabama early this morning, otherwise the sky is mostly cloudy with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. We are forecasting a mix of sun and clouds today with scattered showers possible
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor was released today and we have some improvement for Alabama, but still most of the state in some sort of drought category.
WARM OCTOBER AFTERNOON: The sky is mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures mostly in the mid 80s; tonight will be fair with a low in the 60s
Today is another dry day, but moisture levels are on the rise, and we will mention a chance of showers over the southern half of the state, and perhaps these showers start moving north tonight.
WARM AFTERNOONS THROUGH SUNDAY: Highs will be in the mid 80s across Alabama through the weekend as the warm early fall pattern continues. The weather stays dry today, but we will mention a chance of scattered showers tomorrow statewide.
WARM OCTOBER AFTERNOON: Temperatures are mostly in the mid 80s across Alabama this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny. Nothing on radar, and tonight will be fair and pleasant with a low in the 60s.
Today is dry statewide with highs in the mid 80s. We are seeing sunshine in full supply along with that beautiful cobalt blue sky.
CALM WEATHER PATTERN: Alabama’s weather will be warm and dry today with a high in the 82-86 degree range for most communities. We note the average high for Birmingham on October 2 is 81.
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