WeatherBrains Episode 571 is now online (December 26, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! This show was actually recorded on December 21, 2016, due to vacation scheduling. Our guest for the year-ending show is Greg Carbin who will be listing his top 10 weather events of […]
The cold front has arrived this morning stretching from about Knoxville to Jackson, MS, and into Southeast Texas. The wind has come around to the northwest at Muscle Shoals. Radar showed a line of scattered showers with a thunderstorm or two showing up, so there is enough instability for a few peals of thunder. Dense […]
Mostly Cloudy Across Central Alabama At 11:30 AM Mostly cloudy skies and warm temperatures for a late December midday are being experienced across the Central Alabama area at this time. There are a few scattered showers showing up on radar, with most of the activity located over southeastern Jefferson County. More showers are located over […]
According to NWS climate reports, new record highs were set yesterday at Birmingham (78), Tuscaloosa (80), Montgomery (82), Muscle Shoals (78), Huntsville (77), and Mobile (80). Each of these sites broke their old records by 1 or 2 degrees, so it was indeed a warm Christmas Day across the state of Alabama. This morning we […]
This will be similar to a “Weather By The Numbers” post, but it will only include the warmest high temperatures from each county in the Central Alabama area. Thanks to the hard-working staff of NWS Birmingham for this information. Autauga County 1 mile north-northwest of Prattville 82F Barbour County Weedon Field Airport 83F Bibb County […]
RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 0440 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BIRMINGHAM… A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT BIRMINGHAM TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 77 SET IN 2015. _____________________________________________________________________ RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 0440 PM CST […]
At 2:00 PM, the record high has now been reset to 78 degrees in Birmingham. This breaks the old record of 77 degrees from just one year ago. Also, Montgomery has set a new record high of 82 degrees, breaking the old record of 81 degrees set back in 1987. Just how many more will […]
Current Conditions Across Central Alabama Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to everyone out there in Central Alabama. Skies across much of the area are clear at the 11 o’clock hour. The exceptions are for the northeastern parts of the area and for the extreme west and southwestern parts of the area. At this moment, all […]
Much of Central Alabama with the exception of the Tennessee River Valley and the northeast quadrant of the state are waking up to some dense fog. A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 am this Christmas morning. Once the fog burns off, look for a mixture of sun and clouds with highs in […]
Our second year in a row with temps well above average for Christmas. We are seeing a mix of sun and clouds today through Central Alabama, North Alabama is seeing more clouds than sun, while South Alabama is basking in full sunshine. For our temperatures, we are all 10-15 degrees above normal this afternoon as […]
As we’ve been saying, the likelihood of any chance for a white Christmas just doesn’t exist around here. In fact, we could be pushing the record highs for several days beginning on Christmas Day. But this morning Central Alabama is waking up to cloudy skies with a front located just to the north and northwest […]
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video… we will be on a holiday schedule through the New Years weekend** FINE DECEMBER DAY: Temperatures are in the 60s across Alabama this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine over the northern half of the state. Some clouds are over South Alabama, but nothing is on radar. Clouds will […]
Skies are sunny across just about the entire Central Alabama area at the 11 o’clock hour, except for a few clouds over Marion, Fayette, and Lamar counties. This is allowing for a good supply of sunshine to reach the surface and temperatures are rising nicely at this time. The closest rain activity to the area […]
COLD START: Temperatures are at the freezing mark early this morning over parts of Northeast Alabama; both Gadsden and Fort Payne report 32 degrees just before sunrise. Today will feature a partly to mostly sunny sky with a high in the low 60s this afternoon. CHRISTMAS WEEKEND: Moisture levels will rise, but an upper high […]
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