Weather Blog

We’ve made it into the first few days of September. That also means we’ve slipped our way into meteorological fall. While astronomical fall this year will be Monday, September 22nd, meteorological fall begins at the start of the month simply for making it easier to keep up with weather records and climatology. As you would […]

It was another classic August day today, with mid-upper 80s being the story for a majority of us, though some of us did hit 90 and even exceed it by a degree or two today. We also stayed dry as a bone (and will tonight as well, so be sure to take full advantage of

Happy Friday! Beautiful weather is expected going into the holiday weekend and that starts today with a lot of sunshine and highs in the upper 80s to near 90. Friday night football games will have no issues tonight! Expect temperatures to be in the 70s during the game with maybe some 60s by the time

Good Thursday morning! The majority of the rain today will remain off to our southwest with only a few showers possible across Northwestern Alabama today. Otherwise, we are just dealing with some cloud cover around. Temperatures will get into the low to mid 80s today for highs. This evening, some decreasing clouds are expected with

Outside of a few stormy days here and there, we’ve been starting to lean in a drier direction for the past several weeks. Rainfall estimates for the past two weeks do have a widespread 1.5″ to 3″ range across a large part of the area, and a few communities with instances of training storms have

Well isn’t today just a breath of fresh air! This morning’s crisp air makes me want to whip up a pumpkin spice latte. We have a nice taste of fall in store this week, and we are off to a great start. Sunny skies will start us off, and clouds will gradually move in throughout

On this day 33 years ago, among the most defining Hurricanes (debatably until Katrina) of American Meteorological History impacted mainland USA – striking Miami directly. Seen in the image attached is a rare view from a radar located at the National Hurricane Center – in fact, an old WSR-57 that was digitalized after nearly 25

Happy Friday! We continue with the warm but not overly hot temperatures today and into the weekend. Today we will have highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s with some isolated showers and storms possible this afternoon and evening. Most places will just remain dry today. This evening, mostly dry conditions are expected for

Good Thursday morning! After a round of strong and severe storms yesterday, our cold front has pushed through the area bringing some slightly cooler air. Although an isolated shower is possible today, most places will just remain dry with highs in the mid and upper 80s with a northerly breeze around 5-10mph. Skies will be

We have a hot few days ahead of us across the Tennessee Valley. A Heat Advisory is in effect for both this afternoon/evening as well as tomorrow (Tuesday). Heat index values (feels-like temps) may reach up to 108° during peak daytime heating hours. Remember your heat precautions, stay hydrated, and take breaks indoors. Expect a