Author: Ben Lang

Cooler For The Second Half Of The Week

A cold front is currently bisecting the state, with temperatures in the 50s and 60s northwest of the front. South of the front, temperatures are still in the 70s and 80s. The front should push through the rest of the state tonight, but the cooler air is lagging a bit behind the front. High temperatures top out in the mid…

Cooler Temperatures Return Wednesday

A cold front is currently bisecting the state, with temperatures in the 50s and 60s across the north. Meanwhile, for us south of the front, temperatures are still on either side of 70°. The front should push through by this afternoon, but the cooler air is lagging behind the front. High temperatures top out in the mid to upper 80s…

Hit Or Miss Showers Early This Week; Cooler Temps Return Wednesday

It was a hot close to the weekend, with an afternoon high of 89° in Montgomery on Sunday. We’ve got a couple more days of above-average temperatures to get through before another cold front arrives on Wednesday. Rain is also back in the forecast for today, but it won’t be a total washout. Monday afternoon’s highs should top out in…

A Few Showers To Begin The Week

It was a hot close to the weekend, with an afternoon high of 89° in Montgomery on Sunday. We’ve got a couple more days of above-average temperatures to get through before another cold front arrives on Wednesday. Rain is also back in the forecast for today, but it won’t be a total washout. Monday afternoon’s highs should top out in…

Picture Perfect Weekend

Today felt like what a day in October SHOULD feel like in central and south Alabama. After a nice chilly start with temperatures in the low 50s this morning, we saw afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s. It’ll be seasonably cool again this evening for high school football with temperatures in the 60s. Overnight lows dip back into…

Michael Departs; Fall Finally Arrives

Michael is long gone from the area, and now we get to enjoy much nicer and more seasonable October weather. A cold front is pushing tropical storm Michael east, and its just about cleared all of Alabama. The clouds are now quickly clearing out of southeast Alabama, and we’ll be able to enjoy a mostly sunny sky this afternoon with…

Hurricane Michael Is Inland But Still Strong!

Hurricane Michael is beginning to weaken but still a  category 3 hurricane with max sustained winds near 125 mph and gusts as high as 155 mph near the center.   It will still be a strong hurricane as the center clips southeast Alabama and moves into southwest Georgia. The wiregrass could see wind gusts above hurricane force this  evening. Tropical storm…

Michael Continues To Strengthen; Our Impacts Still Minimal

Hurricane Michael continues to strengthen early this afternoon. Its maximum sustained winds are up to 110 mph, making Michael very nearly a Category 3 storm. The National Hurricane Center forecasts further strengthening to a Category 3 with sustained winds to 125 mph by Wednesday morning. Landfall looks likely near Panama City Beach Wednesday afternoon. Michael then churns into southwestern Georgia,…

Hurricane Michael To Impact The Area Wednesday

Hurricane Michael continues to steadily strengthen. Per the 10AM NHC advisory, maximum sustained winds are now 75 mph, making Michael a Category 1 storm. The latest forecast track intensifies Michael into a Category 3 hurricane with max sustained winds of 120 mph prior to landfall. The most likely area of landfall remains between Panama City and Apalachicola Florida. The greatest…

Tropical Storm Michael And A Taste Of Fall

Tropical storm Michael is located just south of the Yucatan Channel this evening. Maximum winds are near 50 mph, and right now it is slowly moving north-northeast at around 3 mph. It’s expected to pick up speed over the next few days and move north through the gulf of Mexico. The official forecast from the National Hurricane center strengthens Michael…