Holiday shopping season off to busy start in Central Alabama

Widespread rain soaks Alabama on Sunday with even more wet and unsettled weather through the upcoming week. Check the video forecast for the latest. Much of Saturday has been nice with filtered sunshine and high temperatures that approached 60 degrees. However, changes coming as clouds increase tonight. Those high clouds...

Clouds thicken on Saturday, and a soaking rain sets in again on Sunday to kick off a wet week ahead. Check the video forecast for the latest. Saturday: highs in the middle to upper 50s with a southwest wind around 10 to 20 miles per hour and a gradually graying sky as high thin clouds move in from the west.

We get at least two more dry days before rain falls again. Check the video forecast for the latest. Dry weather has been uncommon this month. Birmingham has 6.72” of rain: 2.68” more than average through January 25th. More rain is coming, but we tack on at least one more dry day Saturday before showers start up again.

Clouds thicken on Saturday, and a soaking rain sets in again on Sunday to kick off a wet week ahead. Check the video forecast for the latest. It got cold early Friday! Gadsden and Fort Payne both hit 23°F, Bessemer got to 24°F, and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth dropped to 27°F. It does not get that cold again for a while as a wetter, milder pattern begins for the weekend and first part of next week.

Widespread rain soaking Alabama on Sunday with even more wet and unsettled weather through the upcoming week. Check the video forecast for the latest. It has been a soaking wet Sunday in central Alabama and more wet weather is on the way. The widespread rain will continue through the evening (nothing severe). Gradually rainfall coverage and intensity will wane overnight. That being said, scattered showers and area of drizzle will remain possible into Monday morning. Monday afternoon should be drier, although still cloudy.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Birmingham restaurant owner decided to take a chance on The Magic City and it's paying off in a big way. Ryan Westover is owner and chef at Pizza Grace on Morris Avenue in Birmingham. From the beginning, he's been on a mission to make sure his pizzas stand out above all others.

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