Author: Shane Butler

Strong To Severe Storms Likely Wednesday!

We’re in a lull in the rain/storm activity for several hours going forward. This will allow for a quiet evening before the next round of storms work into the area overnight. Another wave of rain/storms will enter west Alabama after midnight and advance eastward. Some of the storms could be strong and maybe even severe. The main threats will be…

Periods Of Rain And Storms Likely This Week

A very active weather pattern will continue for our area this week. Numerous rounds of rain and storms will work across the state. Some of the storms will be strong to possibly severe at times. The main threats will be damaging winds and hail. The round moving through south Alabama this evening will produce frequent lightning, heavy downpours, and strong…

Strong To Severe Storms Possible Tonight Into Early Monday

A very active weather pattern will continue across our area through Wednesday.  We expect several rounds of strong to possibly severe storms to move through the state.  The main threats will be damaging winds and large hail.   Scattered showers and a few strong storms are possible this afternoon but we believe the severe storms will move into Perry, Chilton, Coosa,…

Trending Slightly Drier For A Few Days

Canadian wildfire smoke continues to plague the northeast and we’re even seeing some of it over our state. You may notice a hazy sky and that is in part due to the wildfire smoke. We don’t foresee any issues for us as our air quality remains in the good range. A frontal boundary will advance southward through the area tonight….

Less Humid Air Heading Our Way

We will continue with a chance for showers and storms through Thursday of this week. A frontal boundary will push through the area late Thursday. We’re on the backside of the front Thursday night and that’s when drier air spills into the state. This will be less humid air and you will notice the different. Our sky will be mostly…

Rain Chances Increase Late Week

We continue to see those daily rounds of afternoon showers and storms. This trend will stick around through Thursday. After that, we’re drying out a bit behind a frontal passage Thursday night. Northerly winds will usher in drier air and you will notice the change as humidity levels drop. High pressure moves overhead and we’re looking at sunny and milder…

Feels Like Summer!

There’s nothing unusual about the weather setup over our area. We expect temps to climb into the upper 80s to lower 90s for highs. Our sky starts out mostly sunny but during the afternoon scattered showers and storm develop. This will become a familiar weather pattern through most of the week. A frontal boundary will make a run at the…

90+ Degree Heat Has Returned

Around here it’s going to look and feel a lot like summer over the weekend. We expect mostly sunny skies and temps in the lower 90s Saturday. Scattered showers and a few storms may help knock the heat down a notch or two Sunday but we’re still talking upper 80s for highs. This will be the setup for most of…

90+ Degree Heat Coming Our Way

It’s June 1st and that marks the beginning of meteorological summer. We expect it to look and feel like it over the next several days. Mostly sunny skies will help send temps into the upper 80s to lower 90s for highs. Rain chances will remain rather slim but a stray shower or storm will be possible each afternoon. Farther to…

Rain Chances Creeping Up A Bit

Our afternoon high temps continue to remain below average for this time of year. We should be seeing temps in the upper 80s. An easterly wind flow has helped aid in the unseasonably mild temps over the last several days. We see this trend sticking around for a few more days. There are signs upper 80s will return later in…