Temperatures quickly warmed Wednesday morning, and they only get warmer this afternoon. Heat index temperatures reach or exceed 105 degrees at times today, and a heat advisory is in effect for part of the area through 7PM. If you are outside for long periods of time, pay attention to signs of heat exhaustion. If you can, wait until this evening…
Only isolated storms have pushed into south Alabama this afternoon along the sea breeze. Elsewhere, its been a mostly sunny and hot day. High temperatures for many reached the mid 90s. Factor in the humidity, and it felt like the low 100s throughout the afternoon. Expect the isolated showers to taper off this evening, and otherwise a mostly clear sky….
Hardly any rain has fallen across central and south Alabama through 5PM, and we probably won’t see much through the remainder of the weekend. We could still see some showers or storms this evening though, with another round of storms expected to track across northern Alabama. While those storms stay well to the north, outflow, or cool air rushing out…
Storms fired up this afternoon, mainly across central Alabama. These storms are moving at a good pace off to the east. Storms capable of gusty winds and frequent lightning are possible through this evening, but should remain sub-severe. Beyond midnight, most of the rain and storms come to an end. Lows fall to the low to mid 70s by early…
Rain and storms welcomed the official start of summer today. Some of these storms produced locally heavy rain and frequent lightning, but all remained sub-severe. If you didn’t see rain today, there’s a pretty good chance you will over the next couple days. Most of the storms die down overnight, but isolated showers or storms are possible. Lows tonight drop…
The rain finally took a break today for much of central and south Alabama, but the heat and humidity did not. Still, some isolated showers are popping east of I-65 as of 4:30PM, drifting slowly south. Heat indexes were near 100° for much of the afternoon, and it could be even higher the next couple afternoons. Tonight will be warm…
Quite a bit of rain for some early on Father’s day. Russel county picked up isolated totals of 8-10″ within an 8 hour span, leading to some flash flooding issues. Extreme eastern Macon county saw as much as 2-4″. Fortunately, most of this afternoon’s storms taper off tonight, and fewer are expected Monday afternoon. Lows fall into the low 70s…
Thunderstorms have become a bit more isolated over the last couple hours in central and south Alabama. Expect the coverage of storms to remain low tonight, but additional isolated downpours with some rumbles of thunder are possible overnight. Lows fall into the low 70s. We could see some fog around early Father’s day morning, but expect more storms by the…
We’ve seen a couple waves of rain today, with some heavy rain across south Alabama this morning and then a stronger complex of storms over west Alabama this afternoon. Although the coverage of rain should be lower tonight, isolated showers and storms are still possible. We may see some fog forming late tonight as well. Otherwise, it will be warm…
It’s been a mostly cloudy Thursday with scattered showers and storms. A small area of spin in the atmosphere is centered close to the I-65/I-85 junction. This feature has helped fire some of the storms this afternoon, and it will keep the chance for showers and storms going overnight. Otherwise, expect a steady drop in temperatures into the low 70s…
