Rain chances are lower this week, and temperatures will be in the mid 90s each day, as we continue along through the month of August. For your Monday, expect more sun than clouds, with isolated, mainly afternoon, showers and thunderstorms. Afternoon highs will range from the lower to mid-90s. Odds for any one spot getting rain is about one in…
Little change in the weather today as very warm temperatures and very high dew points continue to allow for lots of clouds and scattered to numerous showers again. We are still tracking the upper low that has been drifting westward along the Gulf Coast as it continues to pump all that Gulf moisture north into the state. The radar this…
A very moisture-rich air mass remains in place and we are still watching the broad surface low tracking west along the Gulf Coast. For today, the sky will be generally cloudy with occasional showers and a few storms mainly during the afternoon and evening hours, however, a few showers are already occurring this morning, just showing rain is possible at…
Alabama News Network has confirmed that a man has drowned in Lake Jordan. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin says Ned Terry, 31, of Eclectic had been swimming with another man around 2 p.m. when he drowned. Franklin says they were not far from the docks, about a mile north of Jordan Dam. Respondents tried to resuscitate Terry but the attempt…
AN OCEAN OF HUMIDITY: A very moisture-rich air mass in place across Alabama due to the broad surface low tracking west along the Gulf Coast, and this continues to allow for the threat of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. The sky is mostly cloudy across South/Central Alabama, and with a very moisture-rich air mass in place, it just doesn’t…
A broad surface low is along the Northern Gulf, combined with colder air aloft and a more unstable atmosphere, will set up a forecast that involves scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms and that is exactly what we are going to see again today. By this afternoon, we are going to see an active radar with numerous showers and storms…
A state judicial panel on Monday refused to dismiss an ethics complaint against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, saying that Moore will go to trial in September on accusations that he urged 68 probate judges to defy the federal courts on same-sex marriage. The Alabama Court of the Judiciary, a state panel that disciplines judges, refused dueling requests to either…
FOR TODAY: A surface boundary has stalled across Central Alabama, and with an area of low pressure along the Gulf Coast, scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely throughout the day, but more numerous mainly from noon until 10PM tonight. It will be mostly cloudy and highs will be in the lower 90s today. Precipitable water values at or over…
Alabama’s sales tax holiday weekend is underway on back-to-school items and other merchandise, such as diapers and some computers. From Friday, August 5 until midnight Sunday, August 7, the state is waiving its 4% sales tax on eligible clothes, school supplies and electronics. In addition, many cities and counties are waiving their local taxes. To get a complete list…
FINALLY FRIDAY: Very little change in our weather forecast for today as we continue to deal with hot and humid weather. Highs will be in the upper 90s again today and we are once again under a Heat Advisory as heat index values will range from 100°-109°. Heat relief will come from showers and storms that pop-up across Alabama, mainly…
