Author: Ben Lang

Better Rain Chances This Weekend

Showers and storms will wind down this evening, but a couple isolated pop-ups can’t be totally ruled out overnight. Otherwise, skies return to partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 70s. Better chances for rain arrive on Saturday, thanks to a weak frontal boundary approaching from the north. Storms will be scattered across much of the area Saturday afternoon. The…

A Hot & Humid Close To The Work Week

A few showers and storms are possible across the area this afternoon, but the chance for rain looks lower than over the past couple of days. The main story will be the heat and humidity. Highs this afternoon will be in the mid 90s, with afternoon heat indexes peaking in the lower 100s. Tonight, any remain showers and storms will…

Getting Hotter To End The Week

Temperatures are heating up today, and by this afternoon most locations will reach the low to mid 90s. Heat indexes will be in the lower 100s. Scattered storms will help to cool some locations down, but not everyone will see them. If you do end up under one of these storms, they will be very slow moving and provide heavy…

Isolated Afternoon Storms Continue; Heat Ramps Up

Shower and thunderstorm coverage is lower so far through early Sunday evening compared to this time yesterday. These storms will also follow that same trend, where they diminish through the evening hours. Drier conditions set up tonight, but it will remain warm and muggy. Lows will be a little cooler tonight, falling to the lower 70s. More storms are likely…

Thunderstorms Diminish Tonight; More on Sunday

An approaching boundary from our north triggered widespread thunderstorms this afternoon. At times these storms were rather intense, producing frequent lightning and heavy rain. Storms have remained below severe limits so far. These storms will quickly weaken and fall apart this evening, and the area should be mostly dry overnight tonight. It will be warm and muggy though, with lows…

Scattered Storms Friday Through The Weekend

After a few mostly dry days, a weak boundary entering north Alabama provides a focus for more widely scattered storms today. It won’t be a total washout, and not everyone will see rain Friday. A few storms could be marginally severe today, with lightning and strong wind gusts up to around 60mph being the main concern. Thunderstorm coverage tapers off…

Better Rain Chances Curb The Heat This Weekend

The heat and humidity will be felt in full force again Thursday afternoon. Highs today will again be in the mid 90s, with heat indexes in the lower 100s. A few isolated storms possible this afternoon, but again storm coverage will be highest across north-central Alabama, to the north of our viewing area. Tonight, the area will dry out but…

Hot & Humid; Rain Chances This Weekend

Wednesday could be the hottest day of 2017 so far. Highs today are expected to reach the mid 90s, and heat index values will be at or above 100° at times this afternoon. Isolated storms are working northward from the Alabama coast, and these could impact our western counties this afternoon. Still, most of the area will be dry this…

Trending Hotter For The Fourth Of July

Video Forecast Available on our Facebook Page. Coverage of Thunderstorms remains very low this afternoon, similarly to Saturday. There is still a chance for isolated storms through the early evening just about anywhere in the coverage area. Overnight looks calmer, with a partly cloudy sky. Lows will be in the low to mid 70s. Temperatures will trend even warmer for the…

Afternoon Storms For The Holiday Weekend

Storms are developing this afternoon across northeast Mississippi and stretching towards northern Alabama. This activity will be drifting south through the rest of the afternoon and early evening. Additional storms will likely fire across central Alabama ahead of this activity as there is ample instability available. Some of these storms could produce some damaging wind gusts, but the threat is…