Author: Ben Lang

Scattered Showers And Storms Friday; Trending Drier This Weekend

Another warm and muggy start to our day with a few showers across southwest Alabama. Isolated showers are possible during the morning, but a higher coverage of rain hold off until the afternoon. Routine daytime showers and storms scatter the Alabama sky today. Severe weather isn’t expected, but keep in mind that summer-pattern storms can still produce heavy rain and…

A Few More Severe Storms Possible Thursday

  There’s a marginal (level 1/5) threat for severe weather in our area today. Just like Wednesday, damaging winds and hail are the main severe weather threats. Most of the storms taper off this evening, with a mainly dry overnight. Keep in mind that it won’t be raining everywhere at all times today, with only an isolated to scattered coverage…

A Few Strong To Severe Storms Possible Wednesday

It’s a mostly cloudy, warm, and muggy morning with a few sprinkles here and there. Showers and storms become more likely by midday and especially towards the afternoon. A few severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening. Our primary severe weather threats are damaging straight-line winds up to 60 mph and hail up to 1″ in diameter. Tornadoes are…

Widespread Showers And Storms Through Wednesday

It’s a cloudy and gray start to the morning across central and south Alabama, with scattered light showers already ongoing. Temperatures are in the low to mid 70s as of 8AM, and they won’t warm up much today. However, we likely won’t see much sunlight either, with a generally cloudy sky. Showers and storms remain likely throughout the day, with…

Elevated Rain Chances Later This Week

Memorial day is off to a warm and dry start with temperatures in the 60s to low 70s. It seems like there’s a little less mugginess in the air this morning. Winds are currently out of the east, and that should be the case for the rest of the day. The east wind could keep temperatures in the upper 80s…

Hot And Humid With More Storms Through Memorial Day

It was a hot and humid start to Memorial Day Weekend. After a warm and muggy morning, temperatures surged into the upper 80s and low 90s. Montgomery hit 91° officially. It’s called the “unofficial start to summer” after all, and it definitely felt like it. The day also featured afternoon showers and storms in typical summer fashion. A few of…

A Summertime Pattern For Memorial Day Weekend

It probably felt like summer as soon as you stepped outside this morning. Morning lows ranged from the 60s to low 70s. Like Thursday, low clouds/fog covered part of the area during the early morning. There’s still a mostly cloudy sky overhead at midday, with a few spotty showers and storms developing. Expect showers and storms to gradually expand in…

Temperatures Trend Up Memorial Day Weekend

It was a cool May morning with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. There was quite a bit of cloudiness around early, but much of that fizzled away by midday. There’s still a band of clouds and isolated showers streaming west to east across far south Alabama. Those are located in the vicinity of a stalled front that…

Showers And Storms Likely Monday; Drier And A Bit Cooler Tuesday

Showers and storms impacted many locations in central/south Alabama Monday morning. We’re likely to see plenty more through this evening, before rain eventually exits east Alabama. A cold front pushes through tonight, bringing slightly cooler and drier air back to our area for at least a short period of time. The clouds and rain hold temperatures in check today, with…

Showers And Storms Likely Monday; A Bit Cooler Tuesday

Central and south Alabama finally experienced a case of the warm and muggies this morning. While temperatures rose quickly through midday, a greater coverage of showers and storms really tempered temperatures this afternoon. Still, many locations warmed into the mid and upper 80s, and our area experienced a summertime-type humidity. Showers and storms remain possible this evening and overnight, though…