Author: Shane Butler

Some Rain Heading Our Way

High pressure over the western Atlantic is helping to provide us a southerly wind flow. Moisture trickles in as temps warm nicely into the mid to upper 80s. This setup continues through Thursday afternoon. After that, a frontal boundary heads towards the state. It will tap into the moisture and increase our chances for a few showers and possibly t-storms…

The Warming Continues!

We’re looking at a potential fog issue overnight into early Wednesday. Low clouds or fog will probably hang tough and could impact your morning commute. Visibilities would be reduced making it a bit hazardous. A little extra time may be required to make it into the office on time. The heat is cranking up as we head into midweek. Mid…

Warming Trend This Week

We get several days to dry out and heat up this week! High pressure over the deep south is going to provide us a quiet weather pattern through Thursday. We expect lots of sunshine along with temps warming into the 80s each afternoon. A southerly wind flow will also aid in the warm up but eventually it leads to an…

Strong To Severe Storms Saturday

We head towards the weekend with another frontal system approaching the state.We expect rain and storms move through the area early Saturday morning. Some of the storms could be strong to severe. The main threats include tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail. A second round of storms works through the area Saturday afternoon. The main threats here will be damaging winds…

Colder Overnight!

We’re now on the back side of a cold front and you’re going to know it by tomorrow morning. Much colder air is spilling southward into the region behind the frontal boundary. Temps will fall into the upper 30s to lower 40s for lows. The NWS has posted a frost advisory north of us but you folks in Coosa,Chilton, and…

Chilly Air On The Way

A strong cold front is heading south and it’s bringing in a late season cold snap to our area. The front passes through dry but the colder air spills in behind it Wednesday. Chilly northwest winds will usher in the colder air. Temps will only manage mid to upper 60s Wednesday afternoon. The winds relax and temps drop into the…

Midweek Cool Snap

We start the week out with a very dry air mass in place. Temps are about where they should be for this time of the year. Highs in the 70s with lows in the 50s. There are changes on the way as a strong cold front moves into the area Wednesday. It’s a dry front but it does have some…

Rain Lingers But Not A Weekend Washout

A frontal boundary sits south of us over the northern gulf. Disturbances move along it and we get periods of rain out this set up. This weather pattern will linger into Saturday. We don’t see anything strong or severe coming out of this but it will impact your outdoors plans. Clouds and rain activity will hold temps in the upper…

Rain Returns Friday

We find ourselves in a break from the rain activity for now. This will last until the late afternoon hours of Friday. In the mean time, skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with temps in the lower 50s overnight. Friday starts out cloudy and dry with a cool northeast breeze. Temps may only manage mid to upper 60s for…

Cloudy & Damp For Now

A cloudy and damp weather pattern is in play across the area. We expect periods of rain and possibly storms through Saturday afternoon. Several waves will work along a frontal boundary that hangs up nearby over the northern gulf. One to three inch rainfall is possible over the next three days. The t-storm threat continues to look low for our…