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 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…
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 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 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…
The day on the Calendar may have moved forward a day, but we’re stuck in a loop when it comes to our weather pattern. Thursday afternoon high temperatures top out in the low 90s again with a mostly sunny sky. We could see a small, isolated, brief shower this afternoon, but don’t count on it. This evening looks mild with…
Wednesday marks yet another early October day with high temperatures nearing 90 degrees. On the plus side, we’ll enjoy another mostly sunny afternoon with rain chances near zero. For fair-goers this evening, we’ll enjoy another quick cooldown with temperatures in the 70s for much of the night. Overnight lows fall into the mid/upper 60s under a clear sky. High temperatures…
Ah… October. Pumpkins and cooler temperatures. Well, at least somewhere in the United States. Here, it seems like just another summer week. Unfortunately, there’s no cooler air in sight. On the plus side, its looking rather sunny over the next week. For tonight, we’ll drop into the upper 60s under a clear sky. It will feel great outside first thing…
Quite a few showers and storms are already moving through central and south Alabama, and we’ll likely see additional waves of rain during the afternoon and early evening. Temperatures today reach the mid 80s prior to rain arrival, then range somewhere between the 70s to low 80s during the afternoon. The coverage of rain decreases overnight, but isolated showers are…
It’s day two of our wet weather pattern, although radar isn’t particularly active at the moment. At least scattered shower and thunderstorm activity should be expected this afternoon. We’ll likely reach our high temperatures in the middle of the day, with mid to upper 80s for most. Outside of the rain, expect a mostly cloudy sky through the day. The…
