Showers/Storms Remain Daily Occurrence
A humid air mass along with a weak disturbance aloft will keep the weather unsettled for the week ahead with showers likely every day and highs in the 80s.
Category: Alabama’s Weather
Early Morning Look at Alabama’s Weather
A few places will be a scattered shower or storm this afternoon across Central Alabama with highs in the upper 80s.
Mugginess Abounds
Very warm and muggy weather is here to stay. We are seeing a mix of sun and clouds today, temperatures are in the mid and upper 80s, while humidity is just making it feel down right sticky.
Daily Climate Report for Birmingham: May 18th, 2018
May continues to run above normal in the temperature department, but at least the record and near-record heat of the past week has abated.
Summertime Weather Pattern to Hold
Moisture will remain in place across the Southeast US in the week ahead with scattered showers possible each day mainly during the afternoon and early evening hours. Highs will be in the 80s.
Mix Of Sun And Storms This Weekend
RADAR CHECK: We have a number of showers and storms on radar this afternoon; that are scattered and random, and moving slowly to the east/northeast. We will maintain the chance of showers and storms through the evening; they will wind down later tonight.
Friday Midday Update: Waiting on Rain and Storms
Very moist air remains in place, and we are watching the radar at midday waiting on those showers and storms to develop.
Daily Climate Report for Birmingham: May 17th, 2018
Birmingham had a High of 81 and a Low of 66 for May 17th, 2018
Muggy May Days; Showers/Storms Remain Possible
MOIST AIR HANGS OVER ALABAMA: The overall weather pattern won’t change much across Alabama through the weekend. Moist air stays in place, along with a broad upper trough. This sets up a rather unsettled forecast with the risk of showers and thunderstorms continuing on a daily basis.
Humid Air Stays In Place
RADAR CHECK: We have large areas of rain and a few thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon… a few pulse type severe storms have formed over the southwest counties of the state. The storms are slow movers, and a number of locations have received heavy amounts of rain again today.
Early Afternoon Update: Strong Storms Tracking East
Strong storms are tracking through Central Alabama this afternoon. At around 1PM, a line of strong storms was moving through West Alabama, moving to the east and east northeast at nearly 30 mph.
Storms Moving Faster; Will Reach Tuscaloosa By 1:30 p.m.
Storms over West Alabama are moving a little fast now. They are not severe but do have heavy rain, lightning, and gusty winds.
Strong Storms About to Enter West Alabama at this Time
A line of storms will be entering West Alabama soon. It will bring heavy rain, lightning, some hail and possibly some damaging wind gusts as it tracks eastward. It could reach Tuscaloosa after 2 p.m. and Birmingham later in the afternoon.
Very Humid; More Storms Later Today
BLANKET OF MOIST AIR HANGS OVER ALABAMA: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today; we are forecasting a mix of sun and clouds, and with a broad upper trough over the region scattered to numerous showers and storms will fire up again this afternoon and tonight. In fact, a few storms are in progress early this morning over Northwest Alabama; one storm over Winfield is producing rain rates of 6 inches per hour; some localized flooding is possible there.
Storms With Heavy Rain Building Southward
Storms have congealed into a ling line south and east of Birmingham tonight. They have lots of heavy rain and lightning. FLooding is a possibility.
