Another front is moving through Alabama today with no clouds and no rain, but it will bring noticeable cooler weather to Alabama today and the rest of this week. We have brisk north wind today, and our afternoon highs are in the 70s.
DRY FRONT: A dry cold front will bring noticeably cooler air into Alabama and the Deep South today. Highs will be in the 70s for most of the state with a cool north breeze. Our coldest mornings this week will come early Wednesday and Thursday when much of North Alabama will dip into the 30s for the first time this season.
Tons of sunshine for Alabama with temperatures making it finally feel like fall. But all eyes on Hurricane Milton in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico as it approach the West Coast of Florida.
Milton went through an eye wall replacement cycle last night, which caused it to weaken some, but this will be a life-threatening and devastating storm for the state of Florida, with record storm surges along the west coast of Florida.
A low pressure is tracking east along the Northern Gulf Coast and will keep us cloudy today with periods of rain today and tonight.
Clouds and rain are increasing over the today and through the day tomorrow as a low pressure will track east along the Northern Gulf Coast.
RADAR CHECK: Strong thunderstorms are scattered across the southern quarter of Alabama this afternoon; some are producing gusty winds and small hail. They will end early tonight as dry air pushes in from the north… otherwise tonight will be mostly fair and a bit cooler
RADAR CHECK: We have a few widely scattered showers/thunderstorms across Alabama early this morning. As drier air pushes into the northern half of the state, the best of showers and storms by afternoon will shift into the southern counties; a few thunderstorms could be strong there with gusty winds and some hail.
DRY AFTERNOON: The sky is partly to mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 75-82 degree range. Tonight will be clear and cool with lows generally in the 50s, but some of the colder spots could reach the upper 40s.
COOL CHANGE: Heavier thunderstorms have moved out of the southeast corner of Alabama early this morning… most of the state will be dry today but much cooler with highs in the 60s.
QUIET PATTERN: An upper low in the base of a long wave trough is rotating through North Alabama early this morning; there could be a sprinkle or two, but otherwise today will be a dry day with morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine. The high will be in the 50s for most of the state… some in South Alabama could see low 60s.
RADAR CHECK: A line of showers and thunderstorms is moving through Southeast Alabama this afternoon. There is still a low end severe weather threat with these storms… some of them could produce gusty winds as they pass through.
A TOUCH OF FALL TONIGHT: Alabama is rain-free this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds; temperatures are in the 80s over much of the state, with low 90s around Mobile. A northerly flow on the west side of Hurricane Idalia will pull down dry, continental air into the state tonight. Some of the cooler spots across North Alabama will dip into the 50s; most places will be in the 60-65 degree range.
ON THE MAP: We have a rare August front pushing through Alabama this afternoon; temperatures are in the low to mid 80s north of the front, but parts of South Alabama are sizzling with upper 90s to the south. A band of showers and storms is along the front just south of I-85 at mid-afternoon, and SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms through this evening south of a line from Opelika to Greenville to Mobile.
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