Good morning! A weakening front will approach the area the state today. Showers & storms will invade the northern counties, but for us, it looks a dry front.  Widely scattered showers will hold off until possibly Friday & Saturday and a better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday. Sunday will be much cooler.  Here’s […] The post WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Weakening Front Approaches appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

Good morning! Today should be another great day. Not as much sun, with considerable high cloudiness.  But, another warm day in the middle 80’s. A weakening front will approach the area Wednesday, but for us, it looks a dry front.  Widely scattered showers will hold off until possibly Saturday and a better chance of scattered […] The post TUESDAY UPDATE: Back to the mid 80’s – Dry For Now appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

Good morning! Our quiet storm-free, dry pattern continues. Today and tomorrow especially, highs will feel more like late May or early June.  A weakening front will approach the area Wednesday, but for us, it looks a dry front.  Widely scattered showers will hold off until Friday and Saturday and a better chance Sunday. Here’s my […] The post MONDAY UPDATE:  April or June? – Still Storm-free appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

Good morning!  The weather news for the next several days continues very good.   Lots of sunshine through the weekend and beyond. Temperatures will be comfortable.  Today we’ll tease 80 degrees.  Mid 80’s by Monday and Tuesday. A weakening frontal system could bring some widely scattered showers on Wednesday. No severe weather. TODAY: Sunshine. Warmer   […] The post WEEKEND UPDATE:  Extended String of Nice Days – Warming Trend appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

Good morning!  The weather news for the next several days is very good.  Abundant sunshine is in the cards today through the weekend and beyond. Temperatures will be comfortable.  By Saturday we’ll tease 80 degrees.  Mid 80’s by Monday and perhaps upper 80’s by Tuesday.  Expect several storm-free, dry, beautiful days.  An extended string of […] The post FRIDAY UPDATE:  Nice Weekend Weather Ahead appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

Good morning!  A major multiple hazard storm system will swing through the Gulf South today and tonight. Locally very heavy rainfall amounts.  Flooding is possible. There’s also rather significant Severe weather threat, too. SPC has a Level 3 Severe threat from for many of us.  There’s even a Level 4 Moderate Risk across SW Alabama.  […] The post WEDNESDAY UPDATE:  Major Storm System – Excessive Rainfall Amounts – Severe Weather Risk appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

Good morning!  Weather changes are on the way soon as a powerful storm system edges this way. Today will be mostly cloudy and comfortably warm. There’s rain on the radar this morning. Widely scattered showers will dot the radar screen.  Many towns will stay dry. Widespread rain and thunderstorms especially from the afternoon and increasing Wednesday […] The post TUESDAY UPDATE:  Powerhouse Wednesday Storm System – Excessive Rainfall – Severe Threat appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

Good morning!  Today’s the Big solar eclipse day.  Will the clouds cooperate this afternoon between 12:40 and 3:17 pm?   While the forecast is “iffy”..  Clouds will hide the sun at times. But, I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ll get some good peaks at the Eclipse. Meanwhile, the threat for a few spotty showers will begin in […] The post MONDAY UPDATE:  Eclipse Forecast Update – Powerhouse Wednesday Storm System appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

A Solar Eclipse, obviously, is a very rare event and we’ve been talking about it for weeks and months. Although we are not in the path of totality for Monday’s Eclipse, 86% coverage will be decent! In Montgomery, the eclipse start at 12:40, ends 3:17, with a PEAK at 1:59PM. But what about the clouds? […] The post Special Eclipse Update – Wednesday Storm System appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more

Good morning!  The weekend weather news is very good indeed/  Our extended string of storm-free days continue.  Abundant sunshine will dominate. Today will be comfortable with highs near 70. The warming continues on Sunday and Monday.  We’ll be in the low 80’s by Monday.  I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ll see enough sun (mixed with clouds) […] The post WEEKEND UPDATE:  Nice Weekend Warm-up – Eclipse Forecast Update appeared first on Rich Thomas ..read more