Month October 2024

Good morning!  The month of October will end tonight as one of the 3 driest months ever in Montgomery, in 152 years of records with .02”.  On this Halloween, expect a hot, dry day with a high of 86. It’ll…

Good morning!  Our extended string of warm, dry days continues.  The days and nights will remain well above normal through the weekend. Highs will be in the 80’s.  Lows at night in the lower 60’s through Sunday. The high on…

Good morning!  Our long string of warm, dry days continues.  The days and nights will remain well above normal. Highs will be in the 80’s.  Lows at night in the lower 60’s through Sunday. The high on Halloween will be…

Good morning!  The amazing late October warmth continues.  Yesterday’s high was 90 degrees at MGM. That’s a new record, after we tied a record Thursday. Today we’ll flirt  Record Territory. (The record is 90.  I have us at 88)  Even…

Good morning!  The amazing late October warmth continues.  Yesterday’s high was 88 degrees at MGM. That tied the record from 2010 and 2001.   Today, and possibly Saturday we’ll be in Record Territory again. Even the nights are very mild for…

Good morning!  The amazing late October warmth continues. It feels more like August than October. Yesterday’s high was 86 degrees at MGM.  Today, tomorrow and Saturday we’ll be in the upper 80’s. Even the nights are very mild for late…

Good morning!  Much of America is much warmer than normal.  Our warm-up continues. Yesterday’s high was 84 degrees at MGM.  By Thursday we’ll be in the upper 80’s. Even the nights are getting warmer.   Meanwhile, our storm-free, dry pattern will…

Good morning!  Our big warm-up continues.  The warmth actually dominates much of America.  Shorts and tee-shirts are returning.  The nights and mornings are not as chilly, and the afternoon’s continue to get warmer.   Yesterday’s high was 82 degrees at MGM. …

Good morning!  We have a nice warm-up underway.  The nights and mornings are still chilly, but the afternoon’s continue to get warmer,  On Sunday we had 80 degrees at MGM.  We’ll be in the low 80’s today and Tuesday and…

1:00 PM UPDATE: What a surprise! Oscar went from Invest 94-L, to tropical storms, to now, Cat 1 Hurricane Oscar, rapidly intensifying within a few hours. Oscar is the second storm to get named today as Nadine nears the central…

Good morning!  We’re not done with the early season chill yet.  But, changes are on the way. The Canadian chill will fade and retreat. We’re back to the 70’s today after a very cold start. We’ll be back to the…

Good morning!  It’s quite chilly across Alabama for this early in the season.  North Alabama has frost Advisory.  But, even some south Alabama towns will fall into the 30’s by Dawn. We’re not done with the early season chill yet,…

Good morning!  Cool Canadian air covers Alabama and most of the eastern US.   Today will be the coolest day.  Tonight will be the coldest night. Parts of north Alabama are under a frost advisory.  Expect mid 60’s today and near…

Good morning!  The coolest air of the season is settling into the area.  The next 3 nights will be well below normal.  By Thursday morning we’ll be close to 40 degrees. Highs will only be in the 60’s Wednesday and…

Good morning!  On this Columbus Day, we’ve got a beautiful start to this new week.  We’ll reach the lower 80’s.  But, on the weather map, a dry cold front will sweep across the state.  That will usher in some progressively…

Good morning!  We have a nearly perfect October weekend forecast. Expect comfortably warm days and jacket weather nights. Highs will be in the 80’s through Columbus Day Monday.  An approaching cold front on Columbus Day Monday will usher in  a…

Good morning!  Get ready for a nearly perfect October weekend forecast. With comfortably warm days and jacket weather nights. Highs will be in the 80’s through Monday. Tuesday will be much cooler.. An approaching cold front on Columbus Day Monday…

‘!!AM NHC UPDATE: Milton, hours from landfall tonight on the Florida coast as a Major Cat 3 hurricane with catastrophic non-survivable storm surge, Worst in FL West coast history. 11AM EDT: winds now 145 – Cat 4, pressure 933 mbs.…

BULLETIN: 4PM CDT – MILTON is now once again a cat 5 hurricane with 165 mph winds. Pressure: 918 mbs. Moving ENE at 9. More as we analyze the new 4PM CDT NHC Advisory. #milton While the major models are…

MILTON EXPLOSIVELY INTENSIFIES WITH 175-MPH WINDS.(1 pM CDT 10/7/24)NHC MILTON 1PM:- MILTON EXPLOSIVELY INTENSIFIES WITH 175-MPH WINDS. Extreme rapid intensification from a 100 mph hurricane at 3PM to 175 mph at 1PM. Historic Extreme Rapid Intensification. Pressure has dropped to…

12:30 PM BULLETIN: THAT was quick. Invest 92-L, which became TD 14, has been promoted to Tropical Storm Milton. Milton will continue to develop. Could become a hurricane SUN. and has the potential to be near major Hurricane Strength along…

Good morning!  Rain is back on the radar today.  A brief shot of tropical moisture, ahead on approaching trough, will bring showers and thunderstorms back to our forecast, mainly daytime today.  If you have plans for the Alabama National Fair…