Cooler Today; Rain Returns Late Tomorrow Night

COOLER: Following a cold front that brought a narrow band of showers and storms to Alabama late yesterday, today will be dry and cooler with ample sunshine and a high at or just over 60 degrees this afternoon. This is about 15 degrees cooler than yesterday, and close to the average high of 58 for February 13 (for Birmingham). Tonight will be clear and chilly; we reach the mid to upper 30s early tomorrow morning.

MID-WEEK RAIN: Clouds increase tomorrow ahead of a weather system approaching Alabama from the west, and rain should move into the state late tomorrow night, mainly after midnight. A surface low will move through South Mississippi and South Alabama, bringing about 1/2 inch of rain from roughly midnight tomorrow night through 12:00 noon Wednesday.

South of the surface low, strong storms are possible over far South Alabama. SPC has the standard “slight risk” of severe storms defined for the southern part of Mobile and Baldwin counties for late tomorrow night into early Wednesday morning…

And, the “Day 3” outlook for Wednesday from SPC shows a “marginal risk” of severe storms for South Alabama, generally south of a line from Mobile to Phenix City…

No severe weather is expected for the northern half of Alabama, in fact I expect very little thunder with the surface low down to the south.

Rain will end from west to east during the midday hours Wednesday; the day will be cloudy and cool with a high only in the low 50s.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: We should start Thursday with sub-freezing temperatures early in the day, otherwise the day will be cool and dry with a sunny sky; Thursday’s high will be in the low 50s. The sky will stay sunny Friday with a high rising into the low 60s.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A disturbance will pass well to the south of Alabama Saturday; this feature could bring some clouds to the state as the weekend begins, but for now it looks like most of the rain will stay over the Gulf of Mexico. The high Saturday will be in the mid 60s. Then, Sunday looks like a delightful day with a good supply of sunshine and a high in the upper 60s.

NEXT WEEK: The GFS model is advertising potential for active thunderstorms by Monday night and Tuesday with a deep surface low setting up west of the state, and the idea has some support from the European model (ECMWF). Cooler air returns to the state over the latter half of the week… see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

IS WINTER OVER? No. We always have cold snaps in March and April. The CFS is advertising a pretty good cold snap March 10-15, but this, of course, is in voodoo land.

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I have a weather program this morning at Alexandria Elementary in Calhoun County… look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 4:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!

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Category: Alabama's Weather