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One More Hot Day, Much Cooler Tomorrow

ONE MORE VERY WARM DAY: The record high tomorrow is 88 for Montgomery, that record looks fall as we are forecasting at high of 90. The cold front we are waiting on will begin to push into Alabama during the evening hours and make its way out of the state by Friday morning. Ahead of the front, skies will be…

Democrats React to Rep. Ford’s Call for Party Resignations

House Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford sent a letter to the heads of the Democratic Party in Alabama asking for them to resign since they are not doing their jobs.

Rep. Craig Ford sent the letter to state Democratic Party leaders Nancy Worley and Joe Reed. In that letter, he addressed the lack of Democrat representation in local elections across the state. He also called for the Democratic leaders to resign. Nancy Worley says she says Ford was just trying to “grab attention” as his job as House Minority Leader…

More Record Warmth, Waiting on Front

RECORD WARMTH: The record high for Montgomery today is 88 set in 1993, and Thursday’s record is 88 set in 1993. These records look to be old news as new records are expected the next two days. It will be another mainly sunny and dry day with no heat relief in the form of rain. WAITING ON THE FRONT: Expect…

How is Trump Faring in Alabama?

With all the controversy over the leaked tapes and most recently Congresswoman Martha Roby and other republicans denouncing their support of Trump, how is the presidential candidate faring in Alabama? We sat down with Alabama Trump Campaign Chair Perry Hooper, Jr. He says support is strong for the GOP candidate. A special fundraiser was held in Montgomery and Birmingham last…

Record Warmth Ahead of Late Week Cold Front

An upper-level ridge traversing the Southeast is the main feature impacting our weather the next several days. Now through Thursday, expect days that will be mainly and very warm with highs into the lower 90s, which would be record warmth. Nights will be mainly clear, calm, and very mild for October standards as 60s are expected. BIG CHANGES BY THE…

Golden Apple: Jeremy Moore

Time to meet this week’s Golden Apple Award Winner. Our winner this week comes from T.S. Morris Elementary in the Montgomery Public School System. Ryan Stinnett has more with this week’s Golden Apple Award. In just his third year of teaching, Jeremy Moore from T.S. Morris Elementary in Montgomery, is making an impact by bringing the best out of each…

Very Warm Days Ahead, Big Changes by the Weekend

CONTINUED WARM AND DRY: A ridge of high pressure builds across the Deep South for the first half of the week and temperatures will continue to be well above average. Through midweek, highs will be in the upper 80s, while lows will be in the 60s. Several spots will touch 90F this week as well. Expect mainly sunny and dry…

Staying Dry; Future Forecaster Kennedi Rackley

TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND: A weak surface front is over the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama. There will be some risk of widely scattered showers over far North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley today and Saturday, but rain there will be light and spotty, and most of the state remains dry with a partly to mostly sunny sky each…