A Few Showers Out There, But It’s Really Warm At Midday

At the midday hour, skies are mostly clear to partly cloudy over Central Alabama, with shower activity to the northeast and the eastern parts of the state. Much of the southeastern U.S. currently have some cloud cover, with a main concentration of storms up in Tennessee, and another batch over in northern Louisiana and central Mississippi.

Currently we have a few scattered showers and thunderstorms over the eastern parts of the area, and up in the northeastern parts of the state. These are slowly moving to the northeast.

FOR THE REST OF TODAY
Skies will generally remain partly cloudy across Central Alabama until the late afternoon to the early evening hours, and will begin to clear out by nightfall. A small risk for scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible throughout the afternoon hours, especially along and north of the I-20 corridor. Afternoon highs will be in the lower to mid 80s for much of the area, with a few upper 80s in the southern portions. Skies will be mostly clear for tonight, and all rain should have diminished by 10PM. Lows will be in the lower to the mid 60s.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AT 12:25PM
Temperatures are currently ranging from the upper 70s in the north, to the lower 80s in the south. The warm spot is currently Eufaula with full sunshine at 87 degrees. The cool spot is Anniston at 72 degrees.

JUST A VERY SMALL RISK FOR SHOWERS & STORMS FOR WEDNESDAY
A near repeat of today for Wednesday’s weather… Most of the state will remain dry throughout the entire day, but there is a very small chance for an isolated afternoon shower or storm to develop. The odds of any one spot getting any rain will be around 1 in 5. Afternoon highs will be up in the low to mid 80s.

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IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN!
The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama will be April 21-23 at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park! Make plans for the event that has been voted “Best Annual Event” & “Best Sporting Event” in Birmingham. Kids 15 & under are admitted free with a ticketed adult, and three-day general admission tickets are $69. Single day tickets are $15. Pack a picnic/cooler and bring the family out for a weekend full of activities and racing! Get tickets and more information here. The weather looks to be relatively nice and warm throughout the event weekend, but there is a threat for a few stronger storms on Saturday evening through the first part of Sunday. Get the detailed race cast here.

ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY – April 18, 1987
Thirty-one cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including International Falls MN with a reading of 88 degrees, and Bismarck ND with a high of 92 degrees. A sharp cold front produced high winds in the western U.S. Winds in Utah gusted to 99 mph at the Park City Angle Station, and capsized a boat on Utah Lake drowning four persons.

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