Author: Ben Lang

Record Heat Likely Sunday And Beyond

It was another day of record heat in the capital city. Montgomery reached 97° at 2:59 PM, breaking the previous record high of 96° from 1986. Looks like our now 3-day record-tying or record-breaking heat streak continues Sunday. This evening remains very warm with temperatures near 90° at 7PM, cooling into the low 80s at 9PM. Temperatures still hover near…

Record Heat Likely Friday And This Weekend

Montgomery easily hit a new record high temperature on Thursday. The high temperature hit 100°, smashing the old record of 94° from 2016. Another record high temperature likely falls this afternoon. The current record for September 27th is 96° set in 1954. Montgomery likely soars into the upper 90s again today. There’s a small chance for a shower or storm…

Possible Record Heat Streak Ahead

Montgomery tied a record high temperature of 98° on Wednesday, tying the record high for September 25th originally set in 2016. Another record high temperature fell in Montgomery today, and it only took until 11 AM to exceed the previous record. The old record high temperature in Montgomery was 94° for September 26th, set in 2016. The new mark should…

Very Hot With Perhaps A Shower Or Storm Wednesday

Temperatures were even hotter on Tuesday afternoon, with highs in the mid to upper 90s area-wide. There were a few showers that popped in the daytime heating across west Alabama. However, these were few and far between, and did not provide significant heat relief. Looks like a similar story for today with highs in the mid to upper 90s again….

An Isolated Shower Or Storm Possible Tuesday

It was a hot and mostly sunny start to the work-week and fall season on Monday. Temperatures topped out in the low to mid 90s. Looks like a similar story today, despite a few more clouds in the sky and even the chance for a shower or storm. The clouds and small chance for rain are due to a weak…

Hot And Mainly Dry For The First Week Of Fall

After a hot and sunny weekend, the status quo continues Monday. Today is the autumnal equinox, marking the official start of fall. After another cool start to the day, temperatures quickly warm into the low to mid 90s this afternoon. The sky remains sunny to mostly sunny with no chance for rain. This evening looks fair with temperatures in the…

Feeling More Like Fall Through This Weekend

Finally, after days and days of mid-ninety, upper-ninety, and low to mid one-hundred degree heat, the air is finally cooler across central and south Alabama. Expect highs in the mid to upper 80s Thursday with a mix of sun and clouds. A stray showers is possible, mainly in southwest Alabama. However, virtually all of the area remains completely dry through…

One More Afternoon Of Record Heat

The summer heat just won’t back down across central and south Alabama. Montgomery hit 103° on Tuesday, breaking the old record of 102° from 1927. Wednesday’s record high temperature is 100° from 2010, and that is also in jeopardy today. Expect highs in the upper 90s to low 100s area-wide. The sky remains mostly sunny today, with perhaps a stray…

Sunny And Very Hot Early This Week; Humberto Getting Stronger

It was a very hot Sunday afternoon across central and south Alabama, with many locations reaching the mid 90s again. The area was virtually rain-free today, with a mostly sunny sky throughout the day. Temperatures remain quite warm this evening, hovering in the upper 80s at 7PM. Temperatures cool into the low 80s by 9PM, with upper 70s by 11PM….

Hot And Mainly Dry Sunday; Humberto Gaining Strength

It was another well-above-normal day of heat across central and south Alabama. Fortunately, temperatures were shy of the upper-ninety to low one-hundred degree readings of the last couple days. There were a few cooling showers and storms today, but they were few and far between. A few brief spotty showers could linger or develop this evening, but most of the…