The Midday Report — A Clear & Pleasant Afternoon for Most
Anticipate a clear and pleasant end to the day, with temperatures gradually cooling overnight before a sunny and slightly warmer Sunday unfolds.
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Anticipate a clear and pleasant end to the day, with temperatures gradually cooling overnight before a sunny and slightly warmer Sunday unfolds.
The forecast for the upcoming days presents a variety of conditions, from dry and breezy to warmer with rising moisture levels. However, by the end of the week, expect cooler temperatures.
Central Alabama can anticipate a mix of conditions over the forecast period, ranging from cooler and breezy today to a brief spell of warmth midweek, followed by the potential return of showers toward the end of the week.
Plenty of flooding reports coming in from Lee County. Several roads have been deemed impassable.
No severe weather watches or warnings are in effect for North/Central Alabama at the moment, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have rain and storms on radar.
As we have reached the midday hour in North/Central Alabama, we have a line of light to moderate showers over the extreme north and northwestern parts of the area.
Rain and storms move in later today and will stick with us through the weekend and into the start of the work week ahead. Some of those storms may be strong to severe.
As of 6:07 pm, the line associated with the cold front has moved through much of the area and is currently set up from Fort Payne to Sylacauga to Autaugaville.
Rain has ended for much of North and Central Alabama as a wake low has developed and helped that back edge of the rain shield to move eastward a little quicker. However, rain continues for locations east of Scottsboro to Alexander City to just east of Selma.
NWS Huntsville has issued a Wind Advisory from now until 12pm for Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties in North Alabama.
NWS Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory from now until 12pm for Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lowndes, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston counties in Central Alabama.
The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center is out, and they have removed much of Central Alabama from the Slight Risk, leaving the locations along and south of I-85 and along and east of I-65 in the Slight Risk.
The weekend starts off stormy today with very mild temperatures, but after all the action today, Sunday will be much cooler and cloudy with a few leftover showers. However, the workweek looks to be dry with plenty of sunshine.
If this week plays out to what the forecast models are currently projecting, we could see some good rainfall totals to help make a big dent in our drought situation.