Thursday began cloudy for many around sunrise Thursday morning. However, by midday all locations north of highway 80 were back to sunshine. Clouds gradually clear for the rest of our area during the afternoon.
Wednesday morning was rather cloudy across central and south Alabama. A few showers and storms developed just before midday near the Interstate 85 corridor. Expect these to become more numerous during the afternoon.
Tuesday morning featured some clouds and some sun, but there was virtually no rain prior to midday. That’s set to change Tuesday afternoon, with showers and storms becoming widely scattered with time.
Labor Day didn’t feature the sunny and dry end to the holiday weekend that many may have hoped for. Showers and storms became widespread along a “cold” front parked across central Alabama Monday afternoon.
Friday began on a sunny note in central and south Alabama, but clouds gradually increased during the day. By Friday evening, many locations had a mostly cloudy sky. Despite the clouds, there wasn’t any rain in our area through the afternoon, and there won’t be this evening either.
A deck of low clouds covered much of central and south Alabama early Thursday morning. However, sunshine became quite abundant by midday. That’s the case for the afternoon too.
Ida’s impacts to our area are part of history. Wednesday started on a much sunnier note than Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday did. While it looks nice, temperatures are much warmer because of it. Many locations were near or north of 90° by noon, and due to fairly high humidity, heat indices were already near 100°.
The center of still tropical depression Ida was in the Tennessee Valley as of 10AM Tuesday. However, the tropical circulation remains large and we still feel the impacts from the storm. Wind, rain, and a low tornado risk remain hazards in our area through late Tuesday.
Ida became a hurricane Friday, located near the western tip of Cuba at 5PM Friday. The Friday afternoon forecast from the NHC calls for Ida to be even stronger prior to landfall. Ida could have sustained winds of 140 mph, making it a Category 4 storm.
Thursday started cloudier than Monday through Wednesday of this week. The low clouds gradually mixed out Thursday morning, and our area became sunnier in most locations by midday. The rain chance looks significantly lower today, with only stray showers or storms possible this afternoon.
