The two-pronged severe weather threat is over across central and south Alabama, but what an event it was. The afternoon round of storms was impressive, with widespread 1″+ diameter hail reports across our area. A wind advisory remains in effect until 4AM Sunday morning. Expect sustained winds up to 15 to 20 mph, with gusts possibly up to 40-45 mph…
Clouds were on the rise Friday afternoon, though temperatures were a touch warmer than Thursday with highs in the low to mid 70s. While Friday was a dry day, that changes Friday night through Saturday morning. A round of strong to severe storms arrives in southwest Alabama after midnight. Damaging winds up to 60 mph and a few tornadoes are…
Thursday morning began on an abnormally cold note. A few locations fell to near freezing, with a morning low of 33° in Alexander City. Montgomery fell to 39°, just one degree warmer than the record low for April 22nd of 38° from 1993. Temperatures rebounded into the upper 50s and low 60s at midday, but even through the afternoon temperatures…
It was a cool (but near seasonably so) morning across central and south Alabama. Morning lows ranged from the mid 40s north to mid 50s south. However, temperatures rebounded quickly thanks to abundant sunshine. Midday temperatures warmed into the 60s to near 70°. Expect a mostly sunny sky for the rest of the day, with highs in the low to…
Sunshine was more abundant Sunday than it was Saturday. However, it wasn’t a perfectly sunny sky. In fact, clouds were quite widespread and thick across far south Alabama. Despite that, it was a rain-free and seasonable day otherwise. Afternoon highs were in the 70s. Temperature slowly fall Sunday evening, with upper 60s through 7PM, but near 60° by 11PM. Expect…
The weather you experienced Saturday was all about location. There was rain in today’s forecast, and sure enough, there’s been plenty of that across far south Alabama. Elsewhere, the majority of our area stayed dry. There was even a decent amount of sunshine around midday, at least for the river region. However, clouds overspread most of our area during the…
Friday started on a cloudy, cool, and wet note once more. While another round of storms blasted northwest Florida Friday morning, it was mainly a light to moderate rain for areas near and south of I-85 in Alabama. While showers taper off for a time Friday afternoon, the sky remains mostly cloudy. Midday temperatures were still in the 50s in…
Clouds, showers, and even some storms were fairly widespread Thursday morning, but at midday, most of the rain departed our area to the south. Temperatures were on the cool side through midday thanks to widespread cloud-cover and a north wind in the wake of a cold front positioned to our south. However, many of us see a return to at…
Monday is off to another sunny start across central and south Alabama. Morning lows fell into the upper 40s and low 50s, but midday temperatures soared into the mid and upper 70s. Monday looks quite a bit warmer than Sunday was, with well above-average values for this time of year. Expect highs in the mid 80s. Despite the very warm…
Sunday’s weather was about as nice as you could hope for in early April. Sunshine was abundant and afternoon highs warmed into the 70s to low 80s. This evening looks clear and mild with temperatures gradually falling from the upper 60s to low 60s between 7 and 11PM. Overnight lows range from the upper 40s to low 50s under a…
