Author: Ben Lang

Scattered Showers And Storms Sunday As Cristobal Nears The Gulf Coast

It was a mostly cloudy but also warm day across central and south Alabama, with high temperatures in the 80s. Scattered showers and storms, associated with the outer banding features of Cristobal, continue east to west across our area early this evening. The heavier pockets of rain and lightning wind down with loss of daytime heating, but showers remain possible…

Scattered Showers And Storms Saturday; Cristobal Finally Moving North

It was a very hot and humid day across central and south Alabama. Temperatures peaked in the low to mid 90s for most locations. Fortunately, heat-busting showers and storms developed this afternoon. Plenty of those are still around this evening, and they probably won’t completely come to an end until midnight. The rest of our night looks partly cloudy and…

Numerous Daytime Showers and Storms Friday

It’s only early June, but it felt like a routine summer day. Temperatures rose into the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon, with a relatively isolated coverage of afternoon showers and storms. Expect some of these these showers and storms to continue this evening, but our area looks mainly rain-free by midnight. Expect a warm and muggy night with…

Rain Chances Increase Through The Week

June began on a mild note, with morning lows in the low to mid 60s. Sunshine was abundant early, but its more of a sun/cloud mix at midday. Winds are more easterly today, and could be quite breezy at times, sustained at 10 to 15 mph. There’s a chance for a stray shower this afternoon with daytime heating. However, the…

A Mainly Dry And Very Warm Start To June

It was a nice final day of May across central and south Alabama. Temperatures rose into the mid and upper 80s this afternoon, after morning lows fell to the upper 50s to low and mid 60s. Sunshine was abundant, and humidity was low with heat index temperatures actually cooler than air temperature readings at times during the afternoon. This evening…

Sunny And Warm With Less Humidity Sunday

It was a mainly dry and hot day with mostly fair-weather clouds in the sky. High temperatures soared into the lower 90s in many locations, despite a cold front pushing through the state today. However, with our winds now out of the north, we’ll begin feeling less-humid air tonight. Expect a clearing sky with abundant sunshine to greet us after…

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…