10AM NHC UPDATE on the Remnants of FRED: Fred has lost it’s Depression status. Disrupted by the Cuban landmass, it is now just an open wave, located near the Isle of Youth. It’s now called The Remnants of Fred. However,…
4:00PM NHC UPDATE: Nothing shocking on the new afternoon Fred Advisory from the Hurricane Center. Still a Tropical Depression, riding just north of the Cuba Coast, moving WNW at 12 with 35 mph wind. Expected to regain Tropical Storm Strength…
10:00am NHC Update: Tropical Storm Fred is just south of the Dominican Republic coast. Winds have increased to 45 mph, moving WNW at 16. The high mountains of Hispaniola will weaken the storm, but it will likely regain strength and…
Not quite FRED, YET. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six still does not have a closed circulation. Even though it has technically reached tropical storm status, it can’t be classified as Tropical Storm Fred yet. Tropical Storm warnings continue for Puerto Rico…
10AM NHC UPDATE: A NOAA plane says PTC 6 does not yet have a closed circulation yet, but it is better organized, and expected to become tropical storm Fred later today. Tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico and the Virgin…
Good Morning! This second week of August is likely to be hotter than last week. Middle 90’s, with triple digit heat indices are likely each day through Friday. Random scattered afternoon & evening storms will cool down some lucky tows. …
Good Morning! Yesterday was hotter than Friday. Today will be hotter than Saturday. The Heat Index will be closer to 100 today and into the low 100’s Monday and Tuesday. Yes there will be showers and storms on the…
Good Morning! Friday was a fairly tolerable August day. We had a little breeze and the humidity was not awful. Today will be fairly routine. Just notch higher on the temperature& humidity and few more “hit or miss” storms on…
Good Morning! Storms will be few and far between again today. There won’t be much day to day change. Alabama will be getting hotter. In fact, by Sunday, the Heat Index will be back into triple digits. That trend will…
Good Morning! No big surprises today. Hot, humid with random PM storms. Storms will be widely scattered today. Over the weekend storms will be scattered. Temperatures will gradually get hotter. In fact, I think we’ll be in the middle 90’s…
Good Morning! The front that brought the big storms Monday is stalled near the Gulf coast. That’s where all the action will be over the next few days. Closer to home, our forecast is much more routine, and very typical…
Good Morning! The front that brought the big storms to central Alabama has reached the coast, and will be parked there for several days. There will still be a risk for scattered storms in our local forecast today and for…
Good Morning! A frontal system will move southward through the state today. Showers and storms will become rather numerous today and tonight as the front heads south toward the coast. The best news is, temperatures will be much more reasonable.…
Good Morning! Welcome to August. August will begin, much like July ended. Today will be another day of intense heat. It’s the Final day of the week-long Heat Advisory. Big heat can produce big storms. A southward moving front,…
Good Morning! The hottest week of the summer so far rolls on, but hang on. Looks like much more reasonable temperatures are in our future starting Monday. This last day of July will be very hot. The Heat Advisory…
Good Morning! It’s, by far, the Summer’s hottest week, and the extreme heat continues through Saturday. The Heat Advisory continues until Saturday at 7PM. Today’s rain chance is almost, but not quite zero. Widely scattered storms return to the forecast…
Good Morning! Our hottest week of the summer so far rolls on. A Heat Advisory continues today and will be in effect until 7PM Friday. The heat index will soar into the danger range today and Friday. Rain chances are…
Good Morning! Extreme heat, humidity and scattered storms continue to be the main story. A Heat Advisory is back in the forecast today, and I would not be surprised if the advisory will be extended through tomorrow and Friday, too. …
Good Morning! No doubt about it. Your odds of encountering one of those random storms are a lot better today, for several reasons. Meanwhile, it will be another day of excessive heat indices. Big Heat can produce Big Storms. Many…
Good Morning! Again today, the big story will be the Big Heat. Highs in the mid 90’s and dewpoints in the 70’s will combine to produce Triple Digit Heat Indices. Tuesday’s heat index will be a notch higher. Once again…
Good Morning! There weren’t many storms on the radar on Saturday. The big story continues to be Big Heat. The Heat Index, once again, was into triple digits. Today will be very similar. Heat index 101 to 105. There…
Good Morning! Yesterday was an interesting summer day. There was lots of thunderstorm drama with tropical downpours, lightning and gusty winds. Yet, most towns were storm-free. Outside of thunderstorm areas, the story was relentless heat & humidity with triple…
Good Morning! There were handful of tropical downpours roaming around yesterday, and there will be a few today. But, each day there will be fewer storms on the radar. “Hit or Miss” storms will be around each day, but there…
Good Morning! Showers and storms have been frequent and relentless for the last several days. Today, more storms will “fire up” in the daytime heating. But, the storms will be less frequent. Over the next few days there will be…
