A typical summer day starts our work week after a hot and humid weekend that featured scattered showers and storms. Expect more of the same today, with afternoon highs topping out in the low 90s and scattered storms this afternoon. Heat index temperatures should be held in check today, generally below 100° through the afternoon. The showers and storms that…
Much needed rain returned to central and south Alabama this afternoon. Some of these storms were fairly intense, producing heavy rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds. Scattered showers and storms continue this evening, but should eventually taper off overnight. Expect temperatures generally in the 70s this evening, only falling into the mid 70s overnight under a mostly cloudy sky. Expect…
We’re already off to a hot and muggy start this morning, with 11 AM temperatures at or above 90° in several locations. Heat index temperatures already exceed 100° in a couple spots. Heat index temperatures hover between 100-105° for much of the area this afternoon. Actual high temperatures reach the mid to possibly upper 90s today. An isolated shower or…
We started the day off on a warm and muggy note with quite a bit of sunshine across the southern half of the state. Temperatures quickly warmed to near 90° at 11 AM, and should reach the mid-90s this afternoon. Heat index temperatures reach or exceed 100° for much of the afternoon. There won’t be much in the shower and…
Tropical depression Barry is a tropical depression spinning over northwest Arkansas. It’s producing heavy rain across parts of the Mississippi River Valley, but most of the tropical rain stays to our north and west today. Still, some outer banding features are producing rain across west Alabama late this morning. We’re likely to see additional scattered showers and storms develop this…
Tropical storm Barry continues to strengthen Friday morning. Sustained winds increased to 65 mph. It’s still a lopsided system, with the strongest winds on the east side of the circulation, and the strongest convection on the south side of the storm. The latest forecast from the NHC calls for Barry to become a category 1 hurricane just before landfall along…
We’re on track for another hot and humid day here in central and south Alabama. A heat advisory is in effect for Marengo county through 6PM this evening. Heat index temperatures could hover near 105° there this afternoon. Elsewhere, heat index temperatures still top 100° at times. Expect scattered showers and storms to increase in coverage this afternoon. Pockets of…
It was a mainly cloudy start to the day, which helped hold temperatures down a bit this morning. Expect more sunshine this afternoon, which warms temperatures into the mid 90s in most locations. Heat index temperatures near 105° today, and a heat advisory is in effect for our northwest counties until 7PM this evening. We’ll likely see some scattered showers…
Video forecast available on Facebook! It was a very hot and humid day across central and south Alabama. High temperatures soared into the upper 90s to low 100s in most spots. Heat index temperatures exceeded 105° at times this afternoon. There weren’t many showers and storms, but we could still see a few isolated ones pop up this evening. It’ll be…
It was a hot and humid Fourth of July afternoon across central and south Alabama. Temperatures soared into the mid and upper 90s for most locations. Afternoon heat index temperatures exceeded 100° for most locations. As expected, the coverage of showers and storms remained isolated today. There will be a few showers and storms around early this evening. However, they…
