Author: Shane Butler

Mild Heading Into The Weekend

An active weather pattern remains in place through Saturday. We get a couple rounds of rain moving through here. Rainfall amounts will be light with most spots seeing less than half an inch. Temperature wise a nice warming trend as daytime highs top out in the mid to upper 60s Friday and Saturday.  Once that rain moves out Saturday night,…

Passing Showers, Warming Up

An active weather pattern is setting up for the region through the upcoming weekend.  One disturbance will bring a round of showers through here Thursday evening into early Friday.  Rainfall amounts will be light with this system.  Another disturbance heads our way and brings a much better chance for rain Saturday.  Some of this system may linger into early Sunday…

Another Cold Night!

High pressure over the region continues to provide us clear skies and cold temperatures. Temperatures drop into the upper 20s lower 30s overnight. Mostly sunny skies returns and temps try to warm slightly with highs back in the lower 50s Wednesday afternoon.  A gradual warm up kicks in as we head toward the weekend. Mid to upper 60s will be…

Cold Snap Then Some Rain

High pressure has moved over the southeast and this will put us under a mostly clear and dry weather pattern through midweek. Despite abundant sunshine, temps will remain rather chilly.  Morning lows hover in the  mid to upper 20s while afternoon highs only top out in the lower 50s.  Our next rain maker will arrive on Thursday.  This will be…

Strong To Severe Storms Tonight & Thursday

SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE:  TORNADO WATCH for North Central & Western Alabama until 4 AM. By no means are we in the clear yet, we could certainly still see a few strong to possibly severe storms across South-Central Alabama. The main threats tonight will be strong winds, hail, lightning, and heavy rainfall. THURSDAY:  Showers and t-storms will continue developing and moving…

Severe Storms Possible Wednesday Into Thursday

TONIGHT: Another round of soaking rains will move over the area.  A few t-storms may be embedded in the rain but no severe weather is expected tonight, but heavy rainfall of 1-3 inches will be possible through the overnight hours. WEDNESDAY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS: This is the day we are going to have to stay weather aware. Below is…

Cloudy & wet weather pattern

  TONIGHT: We are now in a cloudy and rainy weather pattern.  You can expect periods of rain and possibly a t-storm, with temperatures holding in the 60s overnight. TUESDAY: Cloudy skies with showers and a few t-storms possible during the afternoon.  Temperatures remain mild with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. (previous discussion) THE REST OF THIS…

CHILLY WEEKEND BUT WARMER & WET NEXT WEEK

THIS WEEKEND:  You can expect an abundance of sunshine, no rain, as well fair and cold nights. Highs today and Saturday will be in the mid and upper 50s, while 60s return Sunday. Overnight lows will be very cold. Saturday morning we all should be below freezing and many locations will see upper 20s. Then Sunday morning, lower 30s are…

Rain On The Way

High pressure has provided us clear and dry conditions but now the high is moving eastward.  This will allow a cold front to head our way. Showers and a few t-storms will develop ahead and along the frontal boundary Wednesday into Thursday morning. We don’t see a severe  storm threat but there could be a few strong ones moving through…

Weekend Weather Forecast

Our spring-like weather continues into the weekend.  Look for lots of sunshine along with temperatures topping out in the upper 70s to 80 degrees in spots.  Record highs are in the low 80s for this time of the year and we have a shot at them both days.  A cold front moves toward the area Sunday afternoon. This system will…