I’ve been getting a lot of calls regarding tonight being a “Blue Moon”.  Here’s the technicall explanation from the chief meteorologist at our Raycom sister station in Savannah on what it’s not…
Well, to be very technical, a “Blue” moon is the extra full moon in a season.
Normally, each season has 3 full moons, one per [...]

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Skies will be cloudy tonight with a few snowflakes across the northern tier of Alabama.   There will be no accumulation or travel problems with this system.  Sunshine will return Friday giving us a gorgeous New Year’s Day.  Expect chilly temperatures with highs only around 42.  I think the big weather story will be the huge [...]

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New Years day.  We should see some clearing following the frontal passage and a very chilly day with a high that may not reach 50 degrees, and a stout northwest wind will make it feel even cooler.
The chilly temperatures are here to stay for a while.  Highs this weekend will top out in the middle [...]

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If you thought we had a lot of rain this year, you we’re right. 2009 will go down in the record books as the 7th wettest year in Huntsville. With last night’s rainfall, the grand total for this year recorded at Huntsville International Airport is…drumroll please…67.70″…almost a foot more rain than we see [...]

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Rain should continue through early Thursday morning.  In fact, we may have a few periods of heavy rain between Birmingham and Montgomery.  Temperatures will remain steady at between 42 and 44 degrees F for most of the area.  The rain should taper off by mid-morning Thursday leaving us with a cloudy sky.  A cool front [...]

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Looks like a wet night ahead across our area.  The rainfall will not be particularly heavy, so this will be nothing like the last storm system we dealt with on Christmas Eve which brought heavy rain and even a tornado watch to parts of the state.  This one will be nothing like that.  Much of the [...]

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If you missed our Winter Weather special last Tuesday, I made a prediction at the end of the program for this Winter.  The prediction is based on past climate, previous El Nino Winters, data from the Climate Prediction Center, and analysis of global patterns.  I do think this is a season where we will likely [...]

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If skies clear any as we wrap up 2009 and begin 2010 you may see a rare New Year’s Eve sight…the 2nd full moon of the month. The first happened on December 2nd. The term “blue moon” refers to this second full moon. It only happens every 2 and half years due [...]

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It appears our chances for rain will be highest during the late afternoon Wednesday and during the evening/overnight hours.  Rainfall amounts should total less than .5″

James-Paul Dice
Fox 6 Chief Meteorologist
james.dice@wbrc.com

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Clouds are already rolling in ahead of the next weather system swinging out of the southwestern states which threatens to bring another round of rain to the area, perhaps as early as late Wednesday afternoon, but more likely Wednesday evening and Wednesday night across the area with rainfall amounts most likely in the .50 to [...]

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