A hot and humid afternoon is underway across central and south Alabama. Our first heat advisory of summer 2020 is in effect through early this evening for most of our area. Expect heat index temperatures in excess of 100° for most of the afternoon, and reaching or exceeding 105° at times. Only isolated showers and storms are expected this afternoon,…
It was another mostly cloudy start to the day, but expect a bit more sunshine by this afternoon. While the clouds held temperatures down through midday, more sunshine this afternoon allows temperatures to warm to around 90° in most locations. Expect a scattered coverage of showers and storms this afternoon and evening. Most of the rain ends tonight, with a…
It was another hot and humid early July afternoon. Temperatures rose into the low 90s during the afternoon. However, heat index or “feels like” temperatures were hotter, ranging from the mid to upper 90s at times. Showers and storms developed across south Alabama, but were mainly concentrated along and just north of highway 84 through 4PM. The main axis of…
Independence day was hot and humid, but there weren’t many showers or storms around through 4PM. Most of today’s rain was across southwest and north-central Alabama. However, isolated showers and storms could still develop through this evening. However, looks like any showers and storms that form quickly fizzle away after sunset. It still looks like local fireworks showers won’t be…
It was a very hot and humid day before showers and storms cooled most locations down during the afternoon. Temperatures surged into the low to mid 90s area-wide, while heat index temperatures were in the low 100s at times. One “wave” of storms marches into southwest Alabama this evening, but additional showers or storms could pop up elsewhere in our…
While Thursday began on a cloudy note, sunshine broke out across most of our area during the afternoon. That allowed temperatures to surge to around 90° areawide, while heat index temperatures peaked in the mid to upper 90s. There are only isolated storms around late this afternoon, concentrated in east-central Alabama. Some of these could slide into our eastern counties…
It was another day of unsettled weather across central and south Alabama, with widespread showers and storms. While there area plenty of dry spots in our area early this evening, more showers and storms could develop this evening and overnight. There’s also another MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) moving through the Mid-south as of 6PM. The complex of storms is moving…
It was a hot and humid day across central and south Alabama. High temperatures peaked in the low to mid 90s in most locations, while heat index temperatures exceeded 100° at times. Isolated showers and storms formed in the daytime heating, the strongest of which impacted the Butler, Crenshaw, and Montgomery county area during the 4PM hour. Expect lingering showers…
Pesky mid to upper level clouds filled the sky for much of the day, but finally broke up in some locations during the afternoon. The cloudy and rainy weather over the last few days really obscured our view of the Saharan dust. However, we may have a better chance to see it now through the rest of the weekend with…
It was mostly cloudy Friday morning across central and south Alabama, with some light rain across mainly southwest Alabama. Some of the cloudiness overhead might be due to Saharan dust. Saharan dust, also known as the Saharan air layer, travels across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert in Africa from time to time. However, it’s particularly thick late this…
