Author: Ben Lang

One Day Closer To Cooler Air

We finally broke our record high temperatures streak in Montgomery today. The last 4 days features tied or record high temperatures, but thanks to the cloudcover today we fell well short of the record high of 91° from 1883. Tonight will be mild again, with lows ranging from the upper 60s to around 70°. A cold front will push through…

Near Record Heat Again Today

Less fog this morning compared to recent days, and it shouldn’t be around too much longer. Through this afternoon, high temperatures will again near record territory, at least for Montgomery. Expect a high of 90° for the capital city with upper 80s elsewhere. Skies will be mostly sunny today, with maybe a few isolated showers across east Alabama. We will…

Slightly Cooler & Less Humid Thursday

Yesterday’s cool front didn’t bring an immediate cool-down to the area, but we should see temperatures about 3-5 degrees cooler this afternoon. Humidity will definitely be lower as well, so the air won’t feel as tropical as recent days. High temperatures will range from the lower to mid 80s. Doesn’t look like we will see rain today with a mostly…

Nate Exits; The Chance For Rain Continues

A few showers and storms are left across the area late this afternoon as tropical depression Nate departs into central Tennessee. A wind advisory remains in effect until 10PM tonight generally from the I85 and Highway 80 corridor northward. Winds could still gust above 20mph for these areas. We are left with a rather muggy tropical air-mass, with dewpoints currently…

Significant Impacts From Nate Overnight

As of the 10PM central time advisory from the National hurricane center, Nate is a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85mph, and is moving quickly N at 20 mph. A second landfall will occur tonight along the Mississippi gulf coast. The greatest impacts to our area appear to be from wind and isolated tornadoes. Rain squalls will begin…

Sunshine Returns For The Rest of The Week!

It was a mostly cloudy day across central and south Alabama. The easterly breeze due to the cool air wedge will continue through tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures will remain mild overnight, dropping to the mid 60s for most locations. Cloud-cover will decrease overnight, and we may actually start off mostly sunny on Tuesday. Temperatures will be a bit warmer for…

More Cloudy Monday

You can find tonights forecast on our Facebook Page! We finally have our long awaited fall cool-down. Temperatures this afternoon have trended in the upper 70s to low 80s. Its also been breezy, with winds gusting to around 20 mph at times. Tonight, clouds will increase from south to north. Not really expecting any rainfall overnight though. Temperatures will be mild,…

Cooler Air On The Way!

A long awaited fall cool-down is finally almost here. However, Saturday was yet another day where we hit 90 degrees, but it will be our last day in the nineties for a while. Tonight looks mild and dry. Overnight lows will be in the mid 60s with a partly cloudy sky. A backdoor cool front will push through the area…

Cooler This Weekend!

Our weather remains rather tranquil today, with only a slight chance for an isolated shower. Highs will still be rather warm today, ranging from the upper 80s to lower 90s. Tonight will be clear and calm with lows in the mid to upper 60s, great weather for Friday night football. For Saturday, a second cool front will approach the area,…

Slight Cool-down later This Week

*Video Forecast will be available on Facebook after the 5:30 newscast, which airs on ABC.* A little more cloudcover today compared to yesterday, but fewer storms. High temperatures reached the upper 80s, and overall the airmass over the state was a bit drier today. Tonight, some of the cloud-cover will hang around, but no rainfall expected overnight. It looks like…