Archive for April 12th, 2012
Another Cool Night Ahead
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here.
Be sure and scroll down for J.B.’s list of morning lows across Alabama. Won’t be as cold tonight, but there is no doubt some of the colder valleys across Northeast Alabama will drop into the 30s again with one more risk of frost.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: The weather looks great… dry with a warming trend. With a sunny sky tomorrow we reach the mid 70s, followed by a high around 80 over the weekend. Humidity levels will slowly rise Saturday and Sunday, but an upper ridge should keep most of Alabama shower-free with a partly to mostly sunny sky.
TO THE WEST: SPC has parts of Oklahoma and Kansas under a moderate risk for Day 3, which is Saturday… this could be a significant tornado outbreak for the Southern Plains with a few violent, long track tornadoes possible.
NEXT WEEK: The 12Z GFS is faster with the upper trough lifting out of the Southwest U.S., but we will keep just a small risk of shower in place Monday, and mention a much better chance of showers and storms on Tuesday. Once again, the severe weather risk for Alabama at the moment seems minimal with marginal instability, shear, and dynamic metrics. But, this is mid-April and we will keep an eye on the system as it gets closer. The latter half of the week (Wednesday-Friday) looks dry and pleasant with highs in the 70s.
See the Weather Xtreme video for the graphics and details.
WEATHER BRAINS: Don’t forget you can listen to our weekly 90 minute netcast anytime on the web, or on iTunes. This is the show all about weather featuring many familiar voices, including our meteorologists here at ABC 33/40.
CONNECT: You can find me on all of the major social networks…
I really enjoyed seeing the senior adults at First Baptist Church of Pleasant Grove today… the church building was within one block of the EF-4 tornado that passed through on April 27 of last year. Look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow…
Thursday Morning Low Temperatures/Updated
These numbers from 33/40 Skywatchers and other sources
28 Black Creek (frost on 5 of the last 6 mornings)
30 Crossville, Russellville, Valley Head
31 Scottsboro Airport,Wynnville (NE Blount County)
32 Fort Payne Airport and Bankhead National Forest
33 Nectar
34 Muscle Shoals, Courtland, Albertville,
36 Huntsville
37 Anniston, Bessemer, Oxford, Center Point
38 Tuscaloosa Airport, Jemison, Chelsea, Helena (Brian Peters is an official NWS coop observer)
39 Childersburg
40 Springville, Birmingham Airport
41 Auburn
42 Calera, Guntersville
43 Clay-Pinson,Womack Road
44 Dothan, Evergreen, Montgomery
53 Mobile Regional Airport
USA EXTREMES
92 Yesteerday, Harlingen, Tex.
17 this morning at Hibbing and Orr, Minn.
10 below zero at Point Lay, Alaska
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
* Hail as big as 4 inches in diameter overnight in the Texas or Oklahoma Panhandle. Have not been able to find the exact location
* a rare tornado touched down at Stockton, Calif., there was damage.
* Big wildfire underway in Northern New Jersey
Warmer Days Ahead
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here.
COLD APRIL MORNING: Some temperatures at 5:00 a.m… as expected they are generally between 32 and 39, but some readings are a little out of that range…
Broomtown (Cherokee County) 27
Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden) 28
Millport 29
Valley Head 30
Haleyville 31
Cottondale 32
Fort Payne 32
Crossville 32
Russellville 32
Coker 34
Gadsden 34
Cullman 34
Concord 35
Fayette 36
Center Point 37
We will run down a full list of lows later this morning.
CALM THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Our weather will stay dry through Sunday with mostly sunny days, clear nights, and a warming trend. But, some of the colder valleys across Northeast Alabama could see some frost early tomorrow with lows in the 30s; most places will be in the 40 to 45 degree range. We hit the mid 70s tomorrow, and over the weekend the high will be close to 80. Humidity levels will gradually rise Saturday and Sunday, but an upper ridge in place will keep us dry.
TO THE WEST: Looks like Saturday could very well be a red letter day for parts of Oklahoma and Kansas; SPC has already defined a moderate risk in the day three convective outlook, with a 45 percent chance of severe weather within 25 miles of any given point. Unfortunately it looks like some violent, long track tornadoes will be possible in that region.
NEXT WEEK: Monday still looks warm and dry, but showers and storms will finally move into the state on Tuesday with the upper trough to the west lifting out. Severe weather parameters look pretty marginal for Alabama at this point with weak instability shear. Drier air arrives Wednesday, and the rest of the week looks dry. See the Weather Xtreme video for details.
AT THE BEACH: Beautiful weather for the Gulf Coast through the weekend. Expect sunny days and fair nights from Panama City west to Gulf Shores with highs in the 70s. The SST (sea surface temperature) at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab early this morning is 71 degrees.
WEATHER BRAINS: Don’t forget you can listen to our weekly 90 minute netcast anytime on the web, or on iTunes. This is the show all about weather featuring many familiar voices, including our meteorologists here at ABC 33/40.
CONNECT: You can find me on all of the major social networks…
I will be speaking at First Baptist Church of Pleasant Grove this morning… look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 3:30 this afternoon. Enjoy the day!
