The FOX6 StormWarn Team keeps you up informed on the most current forecasts, radar images, storm warnings and weather information you need before you head out of the house. This Web site has interactive Doppler Radar, Severe Weather resources, and school closing information for Birmingham, Alabama, and surrounding cities. We have current conditions, a daily forecast, 7 day forecast and detailed short term forecasts updated regularly.

You can also download this information to your computer desktop! Click here to go to our widgets download page and download our free Birmingham Alabama Weather widget!

When thunderstorm, flooding or other watches and warnings are posted for any county in Alabama, you can find information on our special Super Tracker Alabama weather news map that will highlight the affected counties for each type of watch or warning.

James-Paul Dice, Mickey Ferguson, Fred Hunter, Sara Sanders, and Dennis Washington have your most accurate Alabama weather forecast.

James-Paul Dice is the chief meteorologist at Fox 6. James-Paul joined Fox 6 in August 2008, but is no stranger to Alabama weather. He previously worked for 11 years as a TV meteorologist in Huntsville. James-Paul keeps a weather blog on MyFoxAL.com.

Mickey Ferguson is a popular member of the Good Day Alabama team. He delivers his forecasts several times an hour and loves to be part of the show. Mickey has a lot of experience forecasting and working in television. Mickey also has a weather blog on MyFoxAL.com, and also loves to spend his time playing games on his favorite weather website, Weather Playground.

Fred Hunter is the weather authority on Fox 6 weekend newscasts. Fred has been forecasting weather here at FOX 6 since 1997, with previous jobs in Austin, Texas, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Fred has covered many hurricane and severe storms over the years, including Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and the tornado outbreak in Jefferson County on April 8, 1998. Fred updates his blog every chance he gets, and is also the author of the popular news segment on FOX6, Absolutely Alabama.

Sara Sanders joined the FOX6 weather team as a meteorologist in August of 2008. She brings years of experience as a meteorologist to the FOX6 Weather team, having previously worked at WVUA-TV in Tuscaloosa, and most recently at WIAT-TV in her hometown of Birmingham. Prior to entering the workforce, Sara graduated from the University of Alabama with a major in broadcast news, and a minor in Spanish. Following graduation, she worked on a Master’s in Spanish Education at the University of Alabama until her lifetime interest in the weather led her to Mississippi State University where she received a Master’s of Science in broadcast meteorology. She has covered many severe weather events in the state including hurricanes, floods, and tornado outbreaks.

Dennis Washington is a storm chaser for Fox 6 and the Senior Web Producer for MyFoxAL.com. When severe weather threatens Alabama, Dennis tracks the storms in the FOX6 StormTracker. Dennis has worked at Fox 6 since 1995, and is in charge with the content management of MyFoxAL.com, MyFoxStorm.com, WeatherPlayground.com, and TellFox.com. You can read Dennis' blog here.

Interactive maps from the Alabama Weather Authority can pinpoint UV index conditions nationally, marine weather, infrared and visible clouds along with current conditions. There are also time critical watches and warnings built into the page so that you get information when you need it.

You can also watch live severe weather coverage on MyFox Storm, plus chat with other weather fans on our live chat page.

When hurricane season comes, MyFox Storm has everything you need to track the hurricanes. The MyFox Hurricane Tracker has an interactive map, text bulletins, satellite images and loops, and an exclusive wind and wave forecast for the Atlantic Basin, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico.

When the winter weather comes, the Alabama Weather Authority has everything you need in our winter storm section.

We also have a network of web cameras integrated into our Google maps and on display on the MyFox Storm page. There are other cameras provided by other Fox stations across the United States.
Another feature is our Radar Network with dozens of different radar views.

Make the Alabama Weather Authority your place to go for all of your weather needs. Bookmark the page, make it your home page, and link to it from your blog or social networking site. The most powerful name in local news is now the most powerful name in local weather.