Alabama Weather Network

08/23/2026

It's been a mostly quiet finish to the weekend. A few sub-severe pop-up showers pushed through earlier in Clarke, Talladega, St. Clair, southern Tuscaloosa, and eastern Shelby Counties, but fizzling out into the dinner hour. Not expecting any strong storms tonight.

Drier air continues to work in, and even portions of the southern quarter of the state are getting a taste. Troy sits at a dewpoint of 67, Eufaula 68, Greenville 66. That's a real gift for late August.

Monday and Tuesday brings a Marginal Risk, 1 of 5, back to the southern quarter of the state where a stalled boundary keeps popping showers and storms during peak heating, with gusty winds the main threat.

Wednesday and Thursday, a cold front swings in from the west, rain and storm coverage increases before mostly drying out for next weekend. Total rainfall through next Saturday now looks closer to half an inch to an inch across most of the state.

08/23/2026

It has been a beautiful Sunday across most of the state with plenty of sunshine, though peak heating has fired up a few sub-severe pop-up showers across Clarke, Talladega, and eastern St. Clair and Shelby Counties this afternoon.

A Marginal Risk, 1 of 5, remains in place through this evening for counties along the Florida-Alabama state line. Any storm that fires along the boundary could pack a punch with gusty winds and fast rain rates, but coverage stays very isolated.

Rain coverage climbs Wednesday and Thursday as a front swings in.

08/23/2026

Showers and storms are firing across the southwestern corner of the state this morning, working through Marengo, Wilcox, Clarke, and Sumter Counties. The good news is they're sub-severe and wrapping up as quickly as they arrived, with only light winds.

Drier air is holding across the northern half of the state. Huntsville is sitting at 77 with a dewpoint in the mid 60s just before noon, and Florence has a dewpoint of 64. That's a big win for late August.

The severe threat for the rest of the day has been trimmed down. The counties along the Florida and Alabama state line now carry the greatest risk of an isolated storm packing a punch with gusty winds this afternoon and evening. Any single cell that pops could go strong, but this stays very isolated.

Highs today land in the mid to upper 90s across the west, low 90s across the north and east, and low 80s in rain-cooled spots to the southwest. Rain chances stay spotty Monday and Tuesday, then coverage climbs Wednesday and Thursday as another front approaches. Rainfall totals through Saturday: 2 to 2.5 inches across the southern half of the state, three-quarters of an inch to an inch across the north.

08/23/2026

A gorgeous Sunday sunrise across the state. Temperatures are running below average in the upper 60s to lower 70s across most of the state, and dewpoints have settled into the low to mid 60s for much of central and northern Alabama. That's nice for late August!

A stalled front sits across the southern quarter of the state. That's where a few scattered pop-up showers and storms are possible this afternoon into the evening, roughly from Washington County northward and up to Russell County. Any single cell that fires could pack a punch with gusty winds. Most of Alabama stays dry!!

Highs today land in the upper 80s to low 90s across the northern quarter, low to mid 90s central, and upper 90s across the south. Rain chances ramp up through the work week, peaking Thursday and Friday, with 2 to 2.5 inches possible in the southwest and around an inch to an inch and a quarter across much of the rest.

08/22/2026

For the rest of your Saturday, it will be pleasant for August. Clear conditions, dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s across much of the northern half, and highs holding in the low to mid 90s. Huntsville sits at 88, Tuscaloosa 94, Auburn 90, and Montgomery a warmer 96.

The Level 1 Marginal Risk still covers the northwestern corner for a chance of gusty storms trying to clip in from Mississippi between sunset and about 11 p.m. tonight. Models show them mostly fizzling as they reach the state line, but any one that does hold together could pack a punch. Most of the state, especially south of I-20, stays completely dry.

Sunday looks similar, then rain chances ramp up Monday through midweek with scattered storms daily. Looking further out, next weekend and the Sidewalk Film Festival are shaping up like a typical summer setup: low to mid 90s, mix of sun and clouds, and a stray pop-up shower.

08/22/2026

The Marginal Level 1 Risk for tonight's storms has been expanded across the northern half of the state, now including northern Tuscaloosa and northern Jefferson Counties, roughly lining up with the I-59 and I-20 corridor. Any storm that pops up could pack a punch with gusty winds, though not everyone will see rain.

Timing looks focused between sunset and around 11 p.m. to midnight, with storms rolling in from remnants across northern Mississippi before fizzling overnight. Most areas south of I-20 should stay dry.

Away from that, drier air has settled in beautifully across the state. Dewpoints are in the upper 60s to low 70s, which is a big step down from last week. Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Demopolis, and Hamilton have already touched 90, while the eastern half sits cooler, with Auburn at 83 approaching noon.

Highs today land in the mid to lower 90s statewide, with a few spots west of I-65 possibly cracking the upper 90s. Sunday looks similar and mostly dry. Rain chances tick back up starting Monday and rise into midweek, with up to 2 inches of rain possible through Friday.

08/22/2026

A gorgeous sunrise is greeting Alabama this Saturday morning, with cotton candy pinks and oranges lighting up the Regions SkyCam Network!! Some patchy fog is hanging around, but it's all about to burn off into a quiet start to the weekend. Temperatures are running right on average, and north of I-20 is waking up in the upper 60s.

The cold front has ushered in some drier air, especially across the northern half of the state where dewpoints have dropped into the 60s. No heat advisories today, which will feel like a real win after this past week.

The severe weather outlook is quiet across almost the entire state. A very low-end Level 1 Marginal Risk covers the northwestern corner through this evening for a small chance of gusty storms rolling in from Mississippi late tonight, though models aren't fully picking up on that yet. Much of the state stays dry.

Highs today land in the low 90s east of I-65 and mid to upper 90s to the west. Sunday looks similar and dry. Rain chances tick back up starting Monday and rise into midweek, with up to 2 inches of rain possible in spots by the end of next week.

08/22/2026

It has been an active evening across southern Alabama, with severe thunderstorm warnings in Houston, Geneva, Henry, Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, and Marengo Counties, with storms as north as in Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, and Tallapoosa Counties earlier. Reports of flash flooding, power outages, and downed trees came in with the strongest cells. All warnings have since fizzled as of 9:30 p.m. Friday, with storms trending downward heading overnight.

The cold front responsible for today's action is finally dropping through the southern part of the state. It brought severe weather earlier to the Carolinas and Georgia, and it's the same system that fired storms across north Alabama Thursday night. A very low-end Level 1 Marginal Risk lingers overnight, and a flash flood risk holds for the deep southern counties tonight, though nothing widespread is expected.

Behind the front, drier air moves in. Overnight lows drop back to average, low 70s in most spots and even upper 60s across parts of north Alabama by Saturday morning. Rain-cooled locations are already down in the 70s after sunset.

The weekend finally trends drier and less humid. Highs stay in the low to mid 90s, right on par with the average this time of year, with just isolated pop-up rain chances of 1 in 10 across the north and 2 in 10 to the south. That drier stretch holds through most of next week before humidity starts working back in Monday.

08/22/2026

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