Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Cranking Up the Heat Again

It is a foggy start to the day, but the fog will mix out once the sun comes up. For the rest of our Wednesday, showers and storms will become fewer in number today as warmer air aloft moves into the area. We should see more sun than clouds and temperatures will head into the lower and perhaps mid 90s,…

Rain Remains in the Forecast

Today will be a near carbon copy of Monday. It will feature a mix of sun and clouds, with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms by afternoon. Most places will see a high in the upper 80s. REST OF WEEK: Showers and storms should become fewer in number Wednesday and Thursday, but with lower rain chances, our heat levels will…

Better Rain Chances to Start the Week

A weak front is pushing down into Alabama today and should enhance uplift over the state today and tomorrow. It will allow for a higher coverage of rain and storms for Monday and Tuesday, 50-60% range. Highs these two day will be in the lower 90s due to the increase in clouds and rain. SECOND HALF OF WEEK: The weak…

Deadline Approaching for Voter Registration

The Alabama primary election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ senate seat is fast approaching. So is the deadline to register to make sure you can vote. There is a crowded field to fill Sessions’ seat in the Senate. Republican candidates including incumbant Senator Luther Strange, former Chief Justice Roy Moore, and Congressman Mo Brooks. Democratic candidates include U.S. attorney Doug…

EXTRA: 25 Years of TV Talk in Montgomery

2017 marks 25 years of the TV talk show “Good Afternoon Montgomery”, hosted by Joe Hagler. Through the years, the show has moved from CBS 8 to ABC Montgomery to its current home on CW Montgomery. But Hagler has always been at the helm. His show got its start as “Good Morning Montgomery” in 1992. He’s gone through several co-hosts,…

Hazy, Hot, Humid, Daily Storms

GRADUAL INCREASE IN SHOWERS/STORMS: Over the next few days, the air aloft over Alabama will be a bit colder, making the air more unstable. Accordingly, we expect a general increase in the number of scattered showers and storms each day through Sunday, with heat levels slowly dropping. The high today will be in the 92-95 degree range and close to…

Blistering Summer Heat

The ridge remains firmly in control to end the work week. Afternoon showers and storms will be few and far between, if any at all. Our afternoon temperatures are going to remain the main weather topic as heat levels will rise, and we are going to see the hottest temperatures of 2017 so far as we are forecasting upper 90s…

Cranking Up the Heat

An upper-level ridge strengthens the rest of the work week and the coverage of afternoon showers and storms will be few and far between, if any at all, generally less than 10%. Temperatures will respond as well and we are forecasting mid to upper 90s through at least Friday. Additionally, we will be keeping an eye on those heat index…

Rain Chances Decrease, Temperatures Increase

RAIN CHANCES DECREASE, TEMPERATURES INCREASE: The upper trough over the East will be shifting east the next 24 hours, and an upper ridge will build in; that means our weather will trend hotter and drier the rest of the week. Our coverage of afternoon showers and storms will decrease today and will be even more isolated Wednesday through Friday as…

Storms to Start Week, Heat to End Week

NEW WORK WEEK: Anytime you have a quasi-stationary front near you, it will act as a highway for upper level features to ride along it. We are going to see this with our current situation as several impulses move across the state the next 48 hours along the front. This will mean for Monday we are going to keep higher…