STILL HOT THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Needless to say, this has been a hot September in Alabama. Based on data from the Birmingham Airport through yesterday, we have reached 90 degrees or higher on 19 of 22 days, with the peak of the heat coming on September 15 when the high was 98. The upper ridge […]
RADAR CHECK: We actually have a few tiny, isolated showers across Central Alabama this afternoon; you can count the number of showers on one hand, and they have lasted only about 10-15 minutes. Most places are hot and dry with a partly to mostly sunny sky along with temperatures in the low to mid 90s. […]
As of 9:21 AM CDT, we have officially crossed over into Astronomical Fall, but it sure doesn’t feel like it outside. As you will see below, temperature readings have already made it up into the upper 80 across Central Alabama at the noon hour, and with almost completely clear skies across the area, they will […]
HELLO FALL: This morning at 9:21 CT the sun will be directly over the equator, and autumn “officially” begins for the northern hemisphere. We have approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness this time of the year. Of course, there is no magic switch when it comes to weather, and the summer-like […]
PLEASANT NIGHTS, HOT AFTERNOONS, NO RAIN: The weather just won’t change much across the great state of Alabama through the weekend thanks to an upper ridge, and dry air in place. We are forecasting mostly sunny days and fair nights through Sunday with highs in the low 90s, and lows in the upper 60s. Pretty […]
Another carbon copy nowcast… At the noon hour across Central Alabama, no rain is showing up on radar, and the visible satellite image for the area is mostly clear except for a few fair weather cumulus clouds. It is just going to be hard to find a shower or storm out there at all today. […]
PLEASANT MORNINGS, HOT AFTERNOONS: Once again we are seeing some upper 50s in cooler pockets across Northeast Alabama as this day begins. Vic Bell at Black Creek reports 58 degrees just before daybreak… Fort Payne is at 59. A dry airmass stays in place for a while, and with upper ridging afternoons will remain fairly […]
DRY SEPTEMBER DAYS: If cooler afternoon temperatures and a good soaking rain is on your wish list, the news is not necessarily good from the weather office today. An upper level ridge, and a dry airmass will remain in place through the weekend, meaning little day to day change in the weather. We are forecasting […]
The same weather on a different day… At the noon hour across Central Alabama, radar is clear of any precipitation, and the visible satellite image is mainly clear of any clouds except for a few cumulus clouds floating around the northeastern portions of the area. Looking at the model runs for the area for the […]
A TOUCH OF FALL FOR NORTH ALABAMA: Cullman and Fort Payne have dropped to 61 degrees early this morning; our Skywatcher at Black Creek, just northeast of Gadsden, reports a refreshing 58 degrees. But with a strong September sun, we warm quickly and most places will be close to 90 degrees by mid-afternoon. But, the […]
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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has begun issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Thirteen. Satellite imagery, scatterometer data, and ship observations this afternoon indicated that the large low pressure system located southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has maintained a well-defined circulation and has developed enough organization to be considered a tropical depression. The initial intensity […]
RADAR CHECK: We actually have a few small, isolated showers on radar this afternoon across North/Central Alabama… they are moving south and will be very short lived. Otherwise, the sky is partly to mostly sunny with temperatures generally in the upper 80s. REST OF THE WEEK: A quiet weather pattern continues as we officially wrap […]
HOW’S YOUR MONDAY, WEATHER-WISE?: At the noon hour across Central Alabama, skies are mostly clear out there, and not a drop of rain can be found on radar at this point. Skies should remain mostly clear today and afternoon highs will range in the upper 80s to right over 90 degrees today, with only a […]
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.
