Sunday’s rain and “cooler” weather we’re a welcome change after such a hot and at times dry summer. We picked up .76″ of rain at Huntsville International Airport and it didn’t all come in a 15 minute deluge. For much of the area the rain was steady and lasted for several hours. [...]

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It has been a cloudy, wet and relatively cool day across the valley.  Waves of rain have pushed across much of the valley today providing us with a very soggy Sunday.  With the clouds and rain around, it has been the coolest day in months with a high in Huntsville only at 80!  Look for [...]

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Look for increasing clouds tonight with lows around 70 with widely scattered showers and storms possible.  Better rain and storm chances are expected on Sunday with a 60% chance in the forecast.  Skies should be mostly cloudy Sunday.  With more clouds and rain around, highs Sunday will likely only reach the low to middle 80s.  [...]

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Changes have been made to the weekend forecast.  An area of high pressure has weakened more than expected and moved farther to our east.  This will allow moisture to push into the valley increasing our chances for rain and storms.  Look for partly sunny skies today with a 20% chance for showers and storms, mainly [...]

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The forecast looks mainly dry on Saturday with just a few showers and storms.  The best chance of rain will appear Sunday.  Expect the heaviest rain south of I-20.  The additional cloud cover and rain should limit highs Sunday to only the upper 80s.  The longer range forecast for the work week looks dry.
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Remember the late Louis Grizzard?  He said the folks in the country pronounce hoax as “ho-axe”.  Anytime I hear of a hoax or “ho-axe”, I always think of Louis and his humor.  Every August the “Great Mars Hoax” rears its ugly head.  You know the one I’m talking about and perhaps you were even tricked [...]

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The extremely hot and humid weather pattern is finally loosening its grip on the valley!  In its place, slightly cooler and less humid air will filter in over the next several days.  A dry stretch is also expected with rain and storm free conditions this evening all the way through Tuesday.  For tonight, high pressure [...]

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With this morning’s low of 64, we ended a recording breaking stretch of warm, muggy mornings. As of Monday we had not hit 70 or below for a morning low since early July. The 48 days in a row above 70 smashed the old streak of 23 straight days set back in the [...]

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I had an opportunity to flown south to Sebring, Florida today with my flight instructor.  We left this morning from Pell City at 6:30.  The weather was great – a clear sky and calm winds.  It was perfect for flying.  I departed on Runway 3 from KPLR and almost immediately headed south.  We flew down [...]

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Slightly cooler temperatures, dry weather and lower humidity will be the main weather headlines over the next week.  For the first time in 48 days, temperatures should finally fall below 70 overnight!  Look for mainly clear skies, dry weather and light winds overnight.  Dry weather is expected also on Tuesday and Wednesday with plenty of [...]

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