Good morning! Spring Begins this morning at 9:46 AM. It will be a nearly perfect first day of Spring – with a high in the upper 70’s. (Normal 73/47) Nights are moderating as well. Lows in the 50’s. A massive…
Good morning! The chill is starting to retreat. A major warming trend is on the way. Yesterday’s high recovered to 61. Today we’ll tack on about 10 more degrees. Friday – on the first day of Spring – the temperature…
Good morning! St. Patrick’s Day was one of the coldest since Montgomery records began in 1872. One more record low is likely to fall this morning. (30 from 1941) This rude Arctic intrusion will be brief. The cold will retreat. …
Good morning! Freeze Warning. Will this be the coldest St. Patrick’s Day since Montgomery records began in 1872? Quite possibly. Morning low record 29 Coldest high 51 There will be another freeze tonight. Will that be the last freeze of…
A Tornado Watch covers all of eastern and southeast Alabama. Officially the watch goes till 9AM, but for most of us the threat will end long before that. Damaging wind gusts to 70+ mph are possible. Hail up to a…
12 NOON UPDATE: As expected SPC has now “filled in” all of Alabama into the Level 3 ENHANCED Severe Risk for tonight. In the northwest part of the state the primary risk is damaging wind gusts 70+ mph. However, from…
“Beware of the Ides March” Get ready for some more big time weather drama soon. A big weekend warm-up begins today – followed by another shocking arctic temperature crash Monday and Tuesday. A strong cold front will bring another round…
Good Morning! Talk about a change of climate! After days in the mid 80’s – we’re in the 30’s this morning. And, get ready for more wild changes. A big weekend warm-up will be followed by another shocking arctic temperature…
Good Morning! After a very stormy night across our state, get ready for a rather wild temperature ride for the next several days. A cold front will exit the state this morning. The risk of showers ends early. Expect a…
10:00 AM Update: Few teaks in the tonight’s Severe Risk – with the Level 2 area now extended as far east as the Georgia line. The The 5% Tornado threat did not change much. There could be some mainly embedded…
Good Morning! The 80+ degree heat continues – and will be around through Wednesday. Yesterday Montgomery (MGM) tied a 1918 record with 85. We’ll be near 85 again today and tomorrow, before a quick shot of colder air arrives. Last…
4:00PM UPDATE: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for much of north Alabama as far south as Coosa, Chilton and Tallapoosa counties until 10:00 PM. Damaging wind gusts to 70+ mph are possible. Extremely large Hail up to 2…
7:30 AM UPDATE: SPC has made minor adjustments to the Day 1 Severe Outlook through tonight. The Level 2 risk is along and west of a Decatur/Tuscaloosa line. The Level 1 risk extends as far southeast as Ozark. Good Morning! …
Good Morning! This remarkably warm first week of March continues. Yesterday, Montgomery tied a 146 year record. 85 degrees tied the 1880 record. Record highs were tied around the state. We’ll flirt with more records, again, today and tomorrow. Scattered…
Good Morning! Our very warm pattern continues. Yesterday’s high was 82 in Montgomery. We will be in the low to mid 80’s today – and teasing records, were headed for the middle 80’s Friday and Saturday. Mild overnight lows in…
Good Morning! A large warm dome of upper level high pressure is in control of our weather. Starting today, highs each of the next six days should reach 80 or above. (Normal 69/44) For now, the High will also keep…
Good Morning! Alabamians are enjoying a rather remarkable string of warm days. Highs will reach the upper 70’s again today after 80° in Montgomery yesterday. We should be in the low to mid 80’s for several days – perhaps flirting…
Good Morning! Alabama has a rather remarkable warm string of days ahead of us on this first week of the month of March. Highs are expected in the upper 70’s again today after 78° at MGM yesterday. The warming will…
Good Morning! Get ready for a beautiful weekend as February ends and March begins. Widespread Dense Morning fog starts our day. Cloudy skies will gradually start to clear later, leading to a nice afternoon on this last day of February.…
Good Morning! After a stormy night, the risk of showers will be ending very early today, as the front heads toward the coast. Get ready for a beautiful weekend as February ends and March begins. Sunshine returns. Highs in the…
Good Morning! Spotty showers are on the radar early this morning. As a cool front approaches, there will be more showers at times today, but it looks like the stronger – more concentrated storms will sweep across the area tonight…
Good Morning! The Arctic Chill has faded. We bottomed out at 21 degrees yesterday morning. That was the 37th freeze of the season. And, it is the last freeze in the foreseeable future. We can’t declare winter done, yet. But…
Good Morning! It has certainly been cold enough here, but at least we did not have to deal with a Historic Blizzard like our friends in the Northeast! (see the blog summary). We’ll be in the lower 20’s at Dawn. …
Good Morning! It’s extremely cold Monday morning, especially with that brutal wind chill. Even with total sunshine, we’ll struggle to reach the mid 40’s today. The coldest night will be tonight. The mercury will likely be in the lower 20’s…
