Jason Simpson

Birmingham

Chief Meteorologist at WVTM-TV (Birmingham, AL)

Meteorologist at WVTM 13 in Birmingham. Parent liaison @PC4Quality, advocate for CHD, Castin' 'N Catchin' charity bass tournament.

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Rain, some storms in the Mother's Day Weekend forecast for Alabama

5 days ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

CLOUDY SKY MID 70S IN TUSCALOOSA THIS AFTERNOON AND ON FIRST WARNING LIVE RADAR. THERE’S NO RAIN IN T TOWN, EVEN THOUGH THE SKY HAS GOTTEN PRETTY DARK. THERE ARE SHOWERS TO THE NORTH AND NOW A FEW LITTLE LIGHTNING STRIKES HAPPENING BETWEEN HUBBERTVILLE AND FOWLERS CROSSROADS, RIGHT HERE ALONG PROSPECT ROAD. COUNTY ROAD 49. RAIN GETTING HEAVIER, TRYING TO DRIFT NORTHWARD, BUT THESE LITTLE DOWNPOURS JUST AREN’T MOVING ALL THAT MUCH IN FAYETTE AND LAMAR AND IN CLAY COUNTIES.
First Warning Impact Days: Rain, heavy storms likely Friday and Saturday

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

IT’S A FIRST WARNING IMPACT DAY FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING FOR SOME LOCALLY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS. NOT A LOT OF THEM. THIS IS MORE OF AN INCONVENIENCE THAN A SEVERE WEATHER SETUP. FRIDAY A FEW HEAVY STORMS AROUND BETWEEN 1 P.M. AND MIDNIGHT. AGAIN, IT’S PRIMARILY AN INCONVENIENCE, ALTHOUGH IT WOULDN’T BE OUT OF THE QUESTION TO HAVE 1 OR 2 STRONGER STORMS THAT GET UP. BORDERLINE SEVERE TERRITORY SATURDAY. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SOAKER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CLOSER WE GET, THE WETTER IT LOOKS.
Impact Day: Freeze Watch Wednesday then storms expected Thursday

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

IMPACT DAY: FREEZE WATCHFREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNINGWe use the term “Impact Day” to describe weather that is inconvenient and could cause some disruption to your normal daily routine.
Windy Wednesday and hotter days ahead of more Alabama storms

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

WVTM 13 WEATHER. THAT SOUTH WIND HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE TODAY. FELL TO THE 40S. THIS MORNING WE’RE AT 76 IN BIRMINGHAM RIGHT NOW. LOOKING FROM TOPGOLF IN THE UPTOWN AREA SOUTH ACROSS DOWNTOWN TOWARD RED MOUNTAIN. A LITTLE HAZE IN THE SKY. A LOT OF THAT IS SIMPLY POLLEN. WELL, TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE KIND OF A DIFFERENT DAY FOR US. NOT AS COOL IN THE MORNING. IN FACT, IT WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES WARMER TOMORROW MORNING THAN IT WAS THIS MORNING.
ALERT DAY: Severe storms with high winds, tornado risk through Monday commute

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

TODAY IS AN ALERT DAY AS WE’VE GOT THE THREAT FOR SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE ROLLING THROUGH AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THROUGH ABOUT LUNCHTIME. THEN I THINK ONCE WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS, WE’LL START TO SEE THE WEATHER IMPROVING A BIT. BUT ALL OF THE THE STATE REALLY THE ENTIRE STATE IS UNDER AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS THROUGH 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON FOR OUR AREA. THE MAIN HAZARDS SOME STRONG AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE.
Storms are back in the picture for Alabama following a beautiful Saturday

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

COUNTRY. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER ONCE AGAIN. JASON, JOINING US. AND AGAIN, VERY NICE OUT TODAY. A LITTLE CHILLY TO START THE DAY OFF THOUGH. YEAH 20 EARLY THIS MORNING ALL THE WAY AS FAR SOUTH AS SHELBY COUNTY AND CHILTON COUNTY. IT WILL NOT BE THAT COLD TOMORROW MORNING, BUT IT’S STILL GOING TO BE PRETTY CHILLY EARLY SATURDAY. OUTSIDE NOW THE WEATHER NOT ALL THAT BAD. IT’S 64, IN BIRMINGHAM WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY.
Alabama's weather gets cooler on Sunday behind the severe weather threat

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

The severe weather threat for Alabama is over, and now we look for cooler, quieter weather on Sunday. Next week brings some rain again by Wednesday. Check the video forecast for the latest. COOL FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAYSaturday’s intense storms came ahead of a cold front. That front will make a huge difference in the weather for Sunday. Temperatures start the day in the 50s, and we only warm into the upper 50s and lower 60s Sunday afternoon with a chilly west-northwest wind at 10 to 20 miles per hour.
Wednesday brings a colder wind and some flurries to the north

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

FIRST, THIS IS WVTM 13 WEATHER. THAT WIND HAS BEEN FIERCE AROUND HERE TONIGHT, AND AS WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS ALL DAY LONG, WE’VE WATCHED AS THE HIGH WIND HAS BLOWN THROUGH AND NOW IT’S STARTING TO MOVE OUT. BUT IT’S LEFT US WITH A LOT OF POWER OUTAGES. YEAH, THEY’VE BEEN STEADILY INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IT STARTED WITH THOSE PRESSURE GRADIENT WINDS. NOW THAT THAT LINE HAS GONE THROUGH, WE HAVE OVER 100,000 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. YEAH.
Spring fever ahead for Wednesday before a cold front hits onThursday

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

FIRST, THIS IS WVTM 13. WEATHER. THIS TIME OF YEAR 50 COULD BE THE HIGH, BUT THAT’S OUR CURRENT TEMP HERE AT 1019 IN THE EVENING, THE WIND IS CALM. THE SKY IS MOSTLY CLEAR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW. IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU LIKE TODAY YOU’RE REALLY GOING TO LIKE THE WAY THINGS WORK OUT TOMORROW. BUT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES HERE. THAT WIND FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT NINE WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST AS HIGH AS 20, MAYBE 25MPH.
Frigid Friday weather starts in the 10s, but it gets warmer soon.

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jason Simpson

FIRST, THIS IS WVTM 13. WEATHER. THE VIEW FROM DOWNTOWN GADSDEN LOOKING DOWN THE COOSA RIVER TONIGHT OVER TOWARD RIDDLE’S BEND. IT’S 23 AT NORTHEAST ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE DEW POINT IS WAY DOWN AT 11. SO IF THE WIND WERE TO GO COMPLETELY CALM, THERE’D BE A GOOD CHANCE OF SOMEBODY IN ETOWAH COUNTY GETTING TO 11 OR 12 EARLY IN THE MORNING. I THINK IN THE CITY, THOUGH, WE’RE PROBABLY CLOSER TO 16 OR 17 DEGREES ON THE COLD END, 19 BY 7 A.M. AND THEN, HEY, WE’RE ALL THE WAY UP TO 25 BY NINE.