Author: Shane Butler

A Few Showers Over The Weekend

Our mild weather pattern continues on through the weekend into early next week. High pressure to our east has established an easterly wind flow into the area. This is leading to moisture creeping into the state. It’s mainly clouds but it will translate into some showers Saturday. Nothing heavy but occasionally showers work east to west across the region. Temps…

80+ Degree Warmth Ahead

A quiet weather pattern for us through the upcoming weekend into the middle of next week. High pressure is holding up to the east of us and it’s maintaining the status quo around here. A suns/cloud mix along with warming temps each day. Mornings low temps are coming up and this trend continues into next week..Afternoons are warming as well….

Warming Up Nicely Late Week

No complaints coming into the weather office about this weather we’re having at the moment. High pressure to our east continues to maintain a mostly clear and dry setup for us. We expect a warming trend to kick in and temps are nudging 80 degrees over the upcoming weekend. An easterly wind flow develops and begins to transport some Atlantic…

Chilly Nights & Warm Days

A clear and dry weather pattern continues to rule over our area. Nights remain on the chilly side through at least Thursday morning. Daytime temps will be warming nicely with highs approaching 80 late week and over the weekend. High pressure has maintained this nice weather but it will be moving off to our east. This movement will allow winds…

A much cooler air mass has moved into the area and we experience the coldest temps so far this fall overnight. Clear skies and light winds will be ideal conditions for temps to drop. We expect mid to upper 30s just before sunrise Tuesday. A frost advisory has been issued for our central and northern counties. That’s roughly Pike County…

Zeta Moves Through The Area Tonight

Zeta will move through our area later this evening into early Thursday. The most significant impact will be strong winds areawide. Strongest wind gust of 50 to 70 mph will be more likely west of I-65 and over places like Grove Hill, Selma, Demopolis, Marion, and Clanton. Most spots along and just east of I-65 can expect 50-60 mph wind…

Zeta Bringing Strong Winds Our Way!

T.S. Zeta expected to strengthen back into a hurricane tonight or Wednesday. It makes landfall along the LA coast Wednesday afternoon and heads our way Wednesday night into Thursday morning. We expect winds to be the main threat with this tropical system for our area. Winds sustained at 20-40 mph and gust 45-65 mph. This is almost certain to cause…

Zeta Impacts Wednesday Into Thursday

Another tropical system poses a threat to our area later this week. Hurricane Zeta will make landfall along the LA gulf coast Wednesday. It weakens as it heads our way but several impacts will be felt here Wednesday night into Thursday. We expect heavy rain with 2 to 4 inches possible. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 with gust 30…

Showers & Storms Saturday

High pressure retreats farther to our east as a cold front moves into the area Saturday. Scattered showers and storms are likely throughout the day. Temps should still manage upper 70s to lower 80s for highs. The frontal boundary seems to linger nearby Sunday. This will cause clouds to hover overhead and temps are kept down a bit. We may…

Scat’d Showers/Storms Friday & Saturday

High pressure continues to have a major influence on our weather. An easterly wind flow around the high is sending Atlantic moisture into the region. It shows up as clouds in the morning then scattered showers in the afternoon. The high will release its grip and allow a frontal boundary to work into the area Friday into Saturday. The extra…