Author: Ben Lang

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…

Heat-Busting Showers And Storms A Bit More Likely Sunday

It was a sizzling May day across central and south Alabama. High temperatures warmed into the upper 80s to low 90s in most locations. Isolated showers developed in southwest Alabama, but these were confined to the highway 43 corridor. A few showers could linger across our western counties this evening, but they’ll eventually fizzle away. Elsewhere, expect a mostly clear…

Even Warmer This Weekend, But Cooler Early Next Week

It was another very warm day across central and south Alabama, with temperatures reaching the mid and upper 80s. It was almost summer-like, with a bit more humidity in the air and also isolated showers and storms in west Alabama. The showers and storms quickly wind down this evening, with temperatures slowly cooling into the mid 70s by 9PM. Overnight…

Afternoon Showers Or Storms Possible Friday; 90°+ Heat This Weekend

It was another very warm May afternoon across central and south Alabama, with temperatures warming into the mid and upper 80s. Plenty of sunshine filled the sky today, and showers/storms stayed well to our west across Mississippi this afternoon. Temperatures slowly cool this evening, starting off in the low 80s around 7PM, before cooling into the 70s through 9PM. Overnight…

Cooler Through Tuesday; A Warming Trend Begins Wednesday

Another pleasant May day underway across central and south Alabama. It was another chilly morning featuring near-record coolness in Montgomery. The morning low was 47°, shy of the record low of 45° by just a couple degrees. Temperatures are much warmer at midday, ranging from the mid 60s north to low, mid, and even upper 70s the further south you…

Pleasant Through Tuesday; Warming Trend Begins Wednesday

Mother’s day was about as nice weather-wise as you can hope for in May across south Alabama. After a cool morning with lows in the upper 30s (!!!) to mid 40s, temperatures soared into the mid and upper 70s during the afternoon. The morning low of 44° fell just shy of the record low of 43° from 1906 in Montgomery….