Author: Ben Lang

Sunshine For Now, But Rain Returns Late This Week

After a pleasant Easter weekend weather-wise, Monday is off to a nice start so far. There was a chill in the air this morning, with low temperatures bottoming out in the upper 30s to the low and mid 40s. However, by midday, temperatures soared into the low 70s. Sunshine remains abundant throughout the afternoon, with high temperatures generally in the…

Plenty Of Sun While Temperatures Trend Warmer Early This Week

The weather was exquisite Easter Sunday across central and south Alabama. It was a chilly morning, with lows in the 30s to low 40s. However, the sunshine was abundant today, and temperatures warmed into the 70s by the afternoon. This evening looks milder, with 7PM temperatures still in the mid to upper 60s. Temperatures slowly fall into the upper 50s…

Frost Advisory Saturday Night, But An Eggcellent Easter

Saturday was another nice spring day across central and south Alabama. However, temperatures were still a bit below normal. That was especially true Saturday morning, when lows fell into the 30s, near or below freezing for a few locations. There was certainly some frost around near sunrise, but it quickly went away as temperatures rose after sunrise. Afternoon highs were…

Freeze Warning Friday Night; Warmer Easter Weekend

Good Friday was another cool April day across central and south Alabama. As expected, morning lows bottomed out in the 30s, and temperatures only recovered into the low and mid 60s during the afternoon. However, it wasn’t as windy, and the sky was filled with nothing but sunshine throughout the day. Friday night turns cold again, with lows in the…

Cool And Breezy Thursday, Near-Freezing Thursday Night

It’s the first day of April and it feels as though the weather is fooling us. Thursday could be mistaken for a winter day, with high temperatures likely failing to reach 60° this afternoon. Meanwhile, there’s a wind advisory in effect through this evening. Afternoon wind speeds remain sustained at 15 to 25 mph. Gusts could be as high as…

Sunny And Seasonable Monday, Clouds And Showers Return Tuesday

Monday got off to a chilly start with most location’s morning lows in the 40s. Alexander city fell all the way to 38° Monday morning. The sunshine is abundant and the afternoon may feature a near-cloudless sky as dry air remains in place. Many locations could warm into the low 70s Monday afternoon, right on par with average high temperatures…

Much Cooler Tonight, But Rather Pleasant Monday

A narrow line of showers and storms moved northwest to southeast through our area today. As of early Sunday evening, the line is well to our southeast, across parts of Georgia and northwest Florida. However, some light showers linger across our northwestern communities. These showers are behind a cold front which is pushing into far southeast Alabama Sunday evening. Clouds…

A Few Severe Storms Possible Sunday

Sunday features another round of showers and storms. They should be in linear fashion, stretching southwest to northeast just in advance of a cold front. The storm prediction center maintains a marginal (level 1/5) risk for severe weather across our entire area. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph are the main hazard. However, this won’t be anything like the…

Very Warm Saturday, Then More Storms Sunday

Although showers and storms remain scattered about our area through Friday afternoon, they won’t be strong or severe like we saw Thursday. A stalling front that helped produce Thursday’s severe storms lifts north through our area as a warm front overnight. That sets up warm and muggy weather through Saturday. The sky remains mostly cloudy Friday night through Saturday. Isolated…

Monday Afternoon Nice And Spring-like, But Rain Returns Tuesday

A nice spring day is underway across central and south Alabama. Temperatures were in the 40s and 50s this morning, but thanks to abundant sunshine, midday temperatures warmed into the mid and upper 60s. Temperatures continue to warm through the afternoon, with highs in the mid 70s. We’ll likely see some clouds in the mix, but also plenty of sunshine…