Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Morning Fog, Spring-Like Warmth, Weekend Cool Down

We are starting our Thursday off with clouds and fog. However, the rest of today will be mainly sunny and quite warm with our highs climbing into the upper 70s. Friday, expect sunny conditions with temperatures in the lower 80s. Also on Friday, to our north, a trough will cause a low pressure system to track towards the Great Lakes…

Wet Wednesday, Warm Weather Ahead

FOR WEDNESDAY: This morning we are dealing with lingering showers, but those should end early this afternoon. The clouds look to hang around much of the day, but some peeks of afternoon sunshine will be possible. Highs today climb back into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Tonight, area of fog will develop and lows will be in the mid…

Golden Apple: Kellie King

Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Elmore County School System. In her 13th year of teaching, Kellie King, at Redland Elementary School, lays the foundation for future success for her first graders. “When you are teaching reading, letters, and phonics, they pick out things, you have to teach them motions and things to remember. So I…

Rainy Tuesday Ahead

Rain will overspread the state through the morning hours and rain should be fairly widespread by midday. We are going to see periods of rain today and it should continue through the afternoon and evening hours. A nice soaking rain for many of us, with rainfall totals around one inch possible. Good news is there is no threat of severe…

Record Warmth Today?

PRESIDENTS’ DAY: For today, it will be dry and very nice as a lot of folks will be off work and out of school. Mainly sunny conditions are expected and highs are forecast to be in the upper 70s and lowers 80s for most of South/Central Alabama. The record high for Montgomery today is 80°, set back in 2011. Tonight,…

Rain Returns Says Future Forecaster Bernard McCaster III

ONE MORE DRY DAY: Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant with high in the upper 60s and lower 70s, but clouds return tonight ahead of the next wave aloft approaching from the west. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The main window for rain as the weekend begins will come from 12:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. Some thunder is possible, mainly…

Sunny and Cool Today

After the cold start this morning, the rest of the day will be cool and dry with a sunny sky, and highs will be in the mid 60s. The sky will stay sunny Friday, and after another morning with temperatures near freezing, highs will rise to near 70°. WEEKEND WARMING TREND: Another upper-level feature will cross the Gulf Coast states…

Cooler Days Ahead

RAIN ENDS, TURNING COLDER: The rain will come to an end during the early part of today, with it completely out of the area well before noon. On the backside of the system, colder, drier air moves into the state and that will cause clouds to decrease throughout the remainder of the day. Our winds shift out of the northwest…

Dry Today, Storms Possible Overnight

LOVE AND RAIN ARE IN THE FORECAST: For your Valentine’s Day, the weather looks to be warm and very nice. We are going to see clouds on the increase through the day as a shortwave along with a surface low cross the region tonight. Most of today will be dry, but late tonight, we are going to see rain and…

Golden Apple: David Rudd

Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from Saint James School in Montgomery. In his 24th year of teaching, David Rudd, thinks he has “IT” figured out when it come to teaching his world history and world religions & philosophies classes.  “I think that the most import things is to establish a relationship with the students. Kinda of a…