Weather Blog

Friday marked a two-fold celebration in Huntsville for Meteorologists in the Tennessee Valley as UAH celebrated 10 years since the establishment of SWIRLL – the Severe Weather Institute and Radar & Lightning Laboratories – and the beginning of a partnership with the Doppler on Wheels team, known best for their decades of groundbreaking tornado research, […]

Now that the jet stream is making its migration south and strong cold fronts are reaching our area, we are shifting back toward severe weather season here in the Tennessee Valley. Our tornado season here runs from November through May, although we can sometimes see activity pick up a few weeks early in October some

Anyone longing for fall weather does not have to wait any longer. There will be a nice crisp to the air this week as we reap the benefits of a cold front that swung through the Tennessee Valley. In fact, this afternoon will be the warmest of the next few, as the cooler air settles

Right on cue, classic October weather is in place across the Tennessee Valley. Clear, cobalt skies with a northerly breeze, low humidity, and daytime temperatures in the 70s. That’s exactly what we have on the docket for today. Highs look to top out into the mid to upper 70s across the area, but one or

It’s almost hard to believe the year has flown by as it has, but here we are making our way out of September and we begin October tomorrow! We are now firmly within the early portion of fall, and our weather here in the Tennessee Valley typically responds accordingly. Our average temperatures change pretty quickly

We’ve got a busy week of weather ahead for the Tennessee Valley! The two main instigators: an approaching cold front and a tropical system expected to become a gulf hurricane by mid-week. There is a lot to unpack, so let’s dive in chronologically. As of this morning, there is a cold front to our west

Well, it’s safe to say most of us are sick and tired of the rain! Francine’s remnants brought us a ton of it. While it was much needed, the heavy rainfall did cause some flooding issues across the area. We also have a broken record! Muscle Shoals, Alabama has a new record daily maximum rainfall

After becoming a hurricane early last evening, Francine has continued to intensify overnight with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph as of the 4am advisory this morning. A little additional strengthening is expected before wind shear and dry air entrainment increase this afternoon before the system makes landfall, and Francine is officially forecast to become

All eyes in the weather center continue to be on the tropical disturbance in the Bay of Campeche and western Gulf of Mexico. This is actually the same system that we’ve been tracking across the Atlantic and through the Caribbean for over a week now! Now that it has moved over into the southwestern Gulf