After a couple days dealing with the risk for severe weather, we are in store for a very nice labor day weekend. Through Friday afternoon, we will be dealing with some gusty conditions however, and a wind advisory is in effect until 6PM. Otherwise, looks pretty good finishing up the workweek. It will be partly cloudy with *maybe* an isolated…
Harvey Update: Unprecedented flooding event ongoing in the Houston metro area due to rainfall associated with Harvey. Close to 30″ of rain has fallen since the onset of rain from Harvey on Friday, with an another 2 feet of rainfall not out of the question through Wednesday. Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding will continue there through the middle of the week…
–Harvey Update– Tropical storm Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with max sustained winds of 130 mph at around 10PM last night near Rockport and Port Aransas. Sustained winds are now near 50mph, but the biggest anticipated impact from the beginning was the heavy rainfall potential. Harvey is near stationary this evening, and still bringing torrential rainfall to…
Another day of lower humidity on tap for central and south Alabama. A mostly sunny sky is expected through the day with high temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s. Tonight, expect a gradual increase in cloudcover but we will stay dry. It won’t be quite as cool overnight, with lows dropping to the upper 60s to low 70s….
We’re off to a dry start across central and south Alabama this morning. Temperatures are mild and there is a much less muggy feel to the air this morning. Drier air will continue to filter in today behind a summertime cool front that pushed through yesterday. Temperatures will still warm up today though, expect highs in the lower 90s under…
Not much in the way of rain or thunderstorms this afternoon, and that will continue through this evening. Expect a slow cooldown tonight, with lows eventually bottoming out in the mid-70s. Monday starts off on a mostly sunny note. Expect a few afternoon storms to pop up along and south of the I-85 corridor through mid afternoon. Coverage will remain…
Temperatures are slowly cooling this evening after a hot and humid day. Thunderstorm coverage was minimal and limited to west Alabama this afternoon, and it looks that way for Sunday as well. Tonight, expect a mostly clear sky with lows in the mid 70s. It will be warm and muggy early on Sunday, but also rain-free with a mostly sunny…
Coverage of rain and storms is very low this afternoon, with only a few downpours ongoing in Pike county as of 4:45PM. A broken line of rain and storms is pushing westward through Mississippi, and if it holds together could impact west Alabama later on tonight. However, these storms will also likely be weakening after sunset, so the chance…
Coverage of thunderstorms was lower today, but there were some decent downpours in the areas that did get rain. Storms will gradually diminish this evening as they typically do this time of the year, and skies will become partly cloudy for the overnight hours. Some areas of fog may begin to form again after midnight, so locally dense fog will…
Thunderstorms were more numerous across the area today, and there will be a decent chance for storms each afternoon this week. Tonight, most storms will come to an end by around 10PM, with a few isolated showers possible through midnight. After that, it will be yet another warm and muggy night with lows in the mid 70s. Expect more storms…
