Author: Shane Butler

A cold start to 2020

A clear and dry air mass remains in place for now. High pressure over the deep south is helping keep our weather quiet. This will allow us to have a clear and chilly evening for New Year’s Eve outdoor activities. Temps will fall through the 40s into the upper 30s by midnight. We start out 2020 cold with temps in…

Turning Colder Overnight

A mostly clear and dry air mass has taken hold of our weather. Temps will be about average for this time of the year. Lows in the mid to upper 30s and daytime highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s through Wednesday. Looks like blue sky and cool temps for the last few days of 2019. We go into…

Rain/Storms Tonight

A cold front to our west is marching eastward tonight. Rain and storms will develop along and well ahead of the boundary. Some of the storms could be strong to possibly severe. The severe storms threat will be mainly strong to damaging winds. We expect this threat to go into the late evening hours. Improving weather conditions are on the…

A Milder Holiday Period

A very mild holiday period is on tap for our area. High pressure will be the main weather feature overhead. This will provide us lots of sunshine and temps will respond nicely. Daytime highs will manage upper 60s to lower 70s while overnight temps only fall into the upper 40s to lower 50s. We expect this very mild weather pattern…

Windy & Wet Overnight

Our cloudy, windy, and wet weather pattern will stick around through Monday. An area of low pressure moving over the gulf coast region is producing this gloomy weekend. The low is generating northeast winds of 10-20 mph with gust up to 30 mph. Rainfall amounts have reached two inches in spots and an additional inch is possible overnight into Monday….

Much Colder Overnight

A clear and much colder air mass has taken over our area. High pressure will dominate and help keep the skies mainly clear. Temps will only manage 50s for highs and lows will hover around the freezing mark through Friday morning. An area of low pressure will work across the deep south over the weekend. This system will be a…

Sunshine Returns Wednesday

The rain is long gone but the clouds linger tonight. Temps will eventually drop into the lower 30s by Wednesday morning. High pressure will build over the deep south and this allows us to dry out for a few days. We should see lots of sunshine but temps will remain cool. Highs will only manage 50s while overnight lows fall…

Severe Storms Possible Tonight!

TONIGHT A severe storm threat for our entire area tonight into early Tuesday morning! All modes of severe storms will be possible with this system. The main threats will be damaging winds up to 70 mph, tornadoes, and golf ball size hail. The storms will advance eastward out of MS and into west AL through the early evening hours. Areas…

Rain Likely Overnight

A strong cold front is moving through the state tonight. Colder air is spilling in behind the boundary. A wintry mix is occurring over north Alabama and some of it will make as far south as the Birmingham metro. Around here we expect a cold rain through the evening and overnight. Temps will hover in the 40s but eventually falling…

An Active Weather Pattern This Week

An active weather pattern is ahead for our area this week. It starts out with a strong cold front moving into the deep south Tuesday. Rain and storms along with windy conditions are likely ahead and along the front. There could be a few rumbles of thunder but we don’t expect any severe storms. Rainfall potential will range between .25…