COOL CHANGE: The long awaited change to cooler weather begins across Alabama today, thanks to a cold front that is passing through early this morning. We project a high today in the 81 to 85 degree range, so you won’t need a jacket or sweater for sure, but it will sure be better than the […]
WeatherBrains Episode 558 is now online (September 26, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Joining us tonight from the Kansas Turnpike Authority are Chief Executive Officer Steve Hewitt and Eric Becker, Roadway Operations Director. They employ about 500 employees and handle roughly 236 miles of turnpike. […]
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms have formed ahead of the front over North Alabama this afternoon… they are dropping southward. Some of the storms are strong; a few trees and power lines were blown down over Walker County around 2:45pm. Showers and storms will continue to move southward tonight ahead of our long awaited cold […]
THE FRONT IS NOW IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA: At the noon hour in Central Alabama, skies are mostly clear with very little in the way of rain is showing up on radar at this time for our area. The cold front, that is expected to move through the area later this afternoon and evening, is currently […]
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TIRED OF THE HEAT: After a weekend with highs in the upper 90s, most are ready for a fall cold front, and we have one this morning near the Mississippi River. Behind the front, temperatures are in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, and we will begin to enjoy the cooler air tomorrow and Wednesday. WE […]
By and by, we will find out whether the U.S. streak of no landfalling major hurricanes will remain intact. It was been 10 years 11 months and 2 days since a major hurricane hit the United States (Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005). That record obliterated the old record of eight years set in the […]
The 11 am temperature reported at the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport was 90 degrees as was Tuscaloosa, so we’ve hit another day with highs in the 90s. This string of hot days seems to have a relationship with the Energizer Bunny as they just keep rolling along. But there is an end in sight. If […]
Saturday was another extremely hot day across Central Alabama with all locations in the upper 90s and a couple of 100F readings. It was 100F at the Mercedes Plant in Vance and at Weedon Field in Eufaula. These readings are some 10-15 degrees above normal for late September. For the second time this month, the […]
Looks like one more round of hot weather before we see a change to cooler, drier weather. See the post below this one for a recap of the new record highs set yesterday. The sky across Central Alabama showed some streaks of clouds this morning as compared to the completely clear sky we had yesterday […]
Looks like we set some new records once again today. So here’s a recap of the highs across Central Alabama today. Birmingham high of 98 just one degree below the record of 99 set in 1931 Anniston high of 97 breaks the old record of 96 set in 1931 Calera high of 98 (no record […]
Let’s start with a quick recap of some new records yesterday established for Anniston, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Muscle Shoals, and Pensacola. At Anniston, the old record of 96 set in 1980 was broken with a high of 97. At Tuscaloosa, the old record of 97 set in 1980 was broken with a high of 98. Montgomery […]
ONE LAST HOT WEEKEND: Summer fans will get one bonus weekend as this pattern won’t be changing. An upper ridge holds, meaning mostly sunny, hot days and fair nights through Sunday. Highs will remain generally in the 92-95 degree range, ten degrees above average for late September. Any afternoon showers will be very hard to […]
WE STAY HOT THROUGH THE WEEKEND: At the noon hour across Central Alabama, skies are clear except for a few cumulus clouds over the northwestern part of the area. That also means that the radar is clear of any precipitation. Unfortunately, that will be the story for the remainder of the day. Skies will remain […]
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.
