The extreme heat continues. By the lunch hour temperatures had already reached the middle 90’s and were still climbing.  Some locales could see 100 today, and the heat index will almost certainly go to the 105 danger range at a majority of locations.  Showers are not impossible, but should be very scarce this afternoon and this evening [...]

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As we start to heat things up in Central Alabama, of course, we are no stranger to triple digit heat. In fact, today holds the record for the hottest day ever recorded in Montgomery at 107° back in 1881.
Although we are not forecasted to get that hot, a couple cities inching at 100° will be no surprise [...]

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Highs across the Northeast today climbed into the triple digits with New York City reaching 102 and Baltimore reaching 104.  In fact, highs in Canada were in the lower 90s.  The upper-level ridge will persist through the rest of the week.  This means very little rain and a whole lot of heat.  Temperatures here in [...]

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The 2010 hurricane season is forecasted to be an active one, and it has proven so thus far. Another disturbance is near the Yucatan Peninsula. This is roughly the same place were Alex passed over a while back. The storm has the ability to slowly develop as it moves into a more conducive environment in [...]

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The weather felt great this morning with lows in the upper 60s.  An upper-level ridge is going to keep us mainly dry and hot this week.  Expect temperatures to reach 95 by Wednesday.  While the rain will be close, the ridge of high pressure will do a good job holding the showers off until the [...]

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Hard to believe, but Independence Day has arrived and there’s something missing:  Where’s the sweltering heat and the unbearable humidity so typical of an Alabama Fourth of July?  This year, high temperatures around 90, dewpoints around 60, and a pleasant breeze have combined to make it seem almost like spring.  It’s the result of high-pressure over [...]

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What kind of weather you see this weekend very much depends on where you live.  For many of us here in central Alabama, this could be one of the best Fourth of July weekend forecast in years, with relatively low chances that a thundershower will interrupt your plans.  In fact, over most of central Alabama, [...]

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The normal high this time of year is right at 90 degrees F.  If you’re wondering about the next several weeks. the Climate Prediction Center is indicating below average temperatures and above average precipitation.  While the three month outlook is still indicating a rather hot and dry Summer.  The next few weeks may be a [...]

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A stubborn surface front continue to push slowly southward into central Alabama.  Showers and thunderstorms will be quite active today, along and ahead of the front.  But, as the front creeps farther south toward the coast, gradually the main are of showers and storms will shift to the south as well, as slightly drier air [...]

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Storms Stick Around… While we might not see AS many storms today as we did yesterday, I still think that many of us are going to get wet at some point this afternoon into the evening.  Temperatures will be typically hot, with most locations topping out in the upper 80s to lower 90s. 
Fourth of July?  [...]

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