THIS AFTERNOON: The weather is warm and dry across Alabama this afternoon with temperatures in the 80s. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 60s. THE WEEKEND: Highs will remain in the 80s tomorrow and Sunday with partly sunny days and fair nights. Showers will be very hard to find; the chance of any one spot getting wet each day is less than 10 percent. NEXT WEEK: A weak front will bring some risk of showers to North and West Alabama Monday night and Tuesday, but with an upper ridge in place rain amounts will be light and spotty. The front will stall and ultimately dissipate by mid ..read more

By: Susan Swagler Homegrown and chef-driven. Authentic yet inventive. Intuitive and intentional. Really good and simply real. Rusty’s Bar-B-Q in Leeds is all that, and owner Rusty Tucker will still surprise you. About 20 minutes from Birmingham and just off I-20 (where he has some official tourist-boosting signage), Rusty’s is ideally located – just up the hill from a huge Bass Pro Shops, a fairly new Buc-ee’s and the world-renowned Barber Motorsports Park. The restaurant, on the main road into and through Leeds, is in a small building that was many things before Rusty and his wife, Beth, ope ..read more

THROUGH THE WEEKEND: For the rest of today, expect more sun than clouds with afternoon highs in the low to mid 80s. Rain chances are very low, but not zero, so a stray shower or two is possible. For Saturday and Sunday, the weather stays very warm and generally dry with partly sunny days and highs will range from the low to upper 80s across the state. Rain chances again are not zero, but generally less than 10% both days. BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For April 22nd, the average high for Birmingham is 78° and the average low is 55°. The record high is 89° set in 1986, while the record low is 34° set in ..read more

By: Joseph Allen After blazing a trail for women on local television news in Birmingham for decades, Pam Huff is leaving the anchor desk at Alabama’s ABC 33/40. Her last day on the air will be May 24. “I couldn’t have chosen a better career for the talents that God gave me,” Huff told Alabama News Center. “I think I went exactly where he wanted me to be.” Her retirement comes not only after a remarkable 50-year career (47 in Birmingham), but also after surviving her battle with triple-negative breast cancer. The Alabama Weather Blog is pleased to present an excerpt from a featured article in ..read more

SUMMER PREVIEW: We project afternoon highs in the 82-86 degree range for Alabama today through Sunday with partly sunny days and fair nights. Showers will be very hard to find; the chance of any one spot getting wet each day is less than 10 percent. NEXT WEEK: A weak front will bring some risk of showers to North and West Alabama Monday night and Tuesday, but with an upper ridge in place rain amounts will be light and spotty. The front will stall and ultimately dissipate by mid-week; a few isolated showers are possible over the northern half of the state basically each day Wednesday through F ..read more

WARM APRIL DAY: Temperatures are generally in the 78-85 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. A few showers are over the far northwest part of the state from near Vernon to Florence, but the rest of the state is dry. Any additional showers that form will end this evening, and tonight will be mostly fair with a low around 60 degrees. Not much weather change is expected through the weekend as an upper ridge builds across the Deep South. Partly sunny, warm days, fair nights, and highs in the low to mid 80s. Only a very small risk of a shower daily; the big sto ..read more

TODAY/TOMORROW: It has been mainly sunny through the morning hours across Alabama, but we are stating to see some clouds increase from the west. For the rest of today, expect a mix of sun and clouds with afternoon highs in the low 80s. Rain chances are very low, but not zero, so a stray shower or two is possible. Tomorrow will be a near repeat of today, expect generally sunny conditions with highs in the low to mid 80s. BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For April 22nd, the average high for Birmingham is 77° and the average low is 55°. The record high is 88° set in 2009, while the record low is 33° set in 1 ..read more

CALM SPRING WEATHER: We project a high in the 80-84 degree range across Alabama today with a party sunny sky. An isolated shower can’t be ruled out this afternoon, but the chance of any one spot seeing rain is only 5-10 percent, and not really worth mentioning in the forecast. This is basically the story through the weekend as an upper ridge builds across the Deep South. Partly sunny, warm das, fair nights, and highs in the low to mid 80s. Only a very small risk of a shower daily; the big storms remain well to the west of Alabama. NEXT WEEK: A weak front will bring some risk of showers to the ..read more

PLEASANT SPRING AFTERNOON: We have a mix of sun and clouds across Alabama this afternoon; we note one small lone shower over Sumter County at mid-afternoon, otherwise nothing on radar despite a surface front over the central counties. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 50s. TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: The front will drift north tomorrow and basically dissipate. Again, a few isolated showers can’t be ruled out, but most communities will stay dry with a high in the low to mid 80s. The weather stays warm and generally dry Friday through the weekend with partly sunny days and highs ..read more

By: Sofia Paglioni McKinley Johnston, a student at Alabama’s Samford University, is gearing up for what’s bound to be an interesting summer internship, with the Savannah Bananas. Known for their engaging fan experiences, the Savannah Bananas baseball team are loved by millions on Tik Tok for their choreographed dances and untraditional game of “Banana Ball.” Since their first season in 2016, the team has sold out every game they’ve played, according to the team’s website. The Alabama Weather Blog is pleased to present an excerpt from a featured article in partnership with the Alabama News Cen ..read more