RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and storms are slowly increasing across Alabama this afternoon… some of the heaviest rain is falling across parts of Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Bibb counties in West Alabama as I write this. The storms are not severe, but they are producing heavy rain and some lightning. Away from the storms, the sky is partly sunny with temperatures mostly in the 80s.
RADAR CHECK: Showers continue to develop over Alabama this afternoon… showers are more numerous east of I-65. The sky is generally cloudy with temperatures in the 77-84 degree range.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS: The sky will be mostly cloudy across Alabama through tomorrow with occasional showers thanks to a surface trough nearby. The higher coverage of rain will be over the eastern half of the state, and there could be a rumble of thunder in spots. The rain won’t be continuous, and it won’t rain everywhere, but if you have something planned outdoors just be ready for a shower at any time.
RADAR CHECK: We have widely scattered showers in progress across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 77-84 degree range for most of the state. We do note Mobile and Dothan have reached the 90 degree mark. Isolated showers remain possible tonight, otherwise the sky will be mostly cloudy with a low between 65 and 72 degrees.
RADAR CHECK: A few scattered showers are moving into the western half of Alabama early this morning with temperatures at daybreak ranging from the low 60s over the Tennessee Valley to the mid 70s near the coast. Look for a mix of sun and clouds today with potential for a few scattered showers… highs will be in the mid 80s in most locations.
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to increase across Alabama this afternoon ahead of a cold front near the Shoals. We note SPC has introduced a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for the northeast corner of the state tonight… heavier storms there could produce strong winds this evening.
COLD FRONT APPROACHING: We note a few small, isolated showers on radar early this morning, but showers and storms will become more numerous this afternoon and tonight as a cold front pushes through the state. The chance of any given location seeing rain for the next 24 hours is 50/60 percent, and we expect a high today in the 87-91 degree range with a mix of sun and clouds.
SOME RAIN AROUND TODAY: An upper low will bring showers and thunderstorms back to Alabama today. It won’t rain everywhere, and it won’t rain all day, but showers and storms will around through early tonight. The chance of any one location seeing rain is 50-60 percent, and the high will be in the low to mid 80s for most communities.
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and storms have formed across parts oF Central Alabama this afternoon; they are moving to the southeast and are producing brief heavy rain and gusty winds. Elsewhere, the sky is partly too mostly sunny with temperatures mostly in the mid to upper 80s. Showers will fade after sunset.
RADAR CHECK: We have some “illegal” rain across Central Alabama early this morning (that means rain was wasn’t forecast)… mostly south of I-20. Models have not handled this pattern well; there is an upper low involved along with a nearly stationary front over the southern counties of the state. We will need to maintain the chance of some lingering scattered light rain today, but a decent part of the state will be dry with a mix of sun and clouds.
RADAR CHECK: Large areas of light rain persist this afternoon across parts of Alabama; the rain is most widespread over the eastern half of the state at mid-afternoon. Temperatures are only in the 65-72 degree range where rain is falling, almost 20 degrees below average for this time of the year.
RADAR CHECK: Large areas of rain are over parts of North,Central, and Southeast Alabama just before daybreak, all rotating around an upper low passing over the state. Off and on showers remain possible today, but they should thin out greatly this afternoon as the upper low moves on to the east. Temperatures will be well below average, with highs only in the mid 70s over the northern half of the state.
RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms continue to develop across Alabama this afternoon in scattered spots; heavier storms are across the southeast counties of the state, where SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe storms through early tonight.
RADAR CHECK: Showers have formed over the southern half of Alabama early this morning ahead of a weak upper low; this feature will bring a chance of showers and storms statewide through tonight. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of South and Southeast Alabama this afternoon and early tonight.
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