Author: Shane Butler

Mild Weekend But Colder Next Week

A fairly decent weekend is setting up for our area. Sunshine returns and temps warm nicely Saturday. Highs will range between 60-65 during the afternoon hours. A quick moving disturbance passes along the northern gulf Saturday night.  This system will send some rain into our area but it doesn’t linger and we get back into Sunshine Sunday.  Another round of…

Wet Start To The Weekend

A disturbance moving up from the gulf will be a rain maker early Friday.  Heaviest rain will fall over extreme southern Alabama while a quarter inch will be possible across our area.  This system doesn’t stick around and we may see some breaks in the clouds Friday afternoon.  A fairly decent Saturday is on tap but another gulf system will…

Warm Thursday, Wet Friday

We get one more sunny and dry day then the clouds and rain move in for our Friday. Mostly sunny skies and southerly breezes will give us a nice Thursday afternoon. Temperatures will climb into the lower to mid 60s.  Clouds and rain are on the way for Friday. A disturbance will move out of the Gulf and bring a…

Late Week Rain Ahead

We remain in a sunny and dry weather pattern through Thursday of this week.  Daytime highs will climb into the upper 50s to lower 60s by Thursday afternoon.  Overnight lows will come up as well with 40s returning by Friday morning.  As temps warm moisture increases and leads to a good chance for rain Friday. Rainfall amounts will range between…

Sunny But Still Chilly

A cold air mass will remain over the region through mid week.  Overnight temps will be quite cold with lows in the  mid to upper 20s.  The cold air backs off a bit late week.  Daytime highs will be flirting with 60 degrees heading toward the weekend.  Along with the slight warm up comes the chance for rain. A disturbance…

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…