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Icy Wind Continues

| April 7, 2009 @ 6:06 am | 9 Replies

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ANOTHER COLD APRIL DAY: Temperatures this morning are mostly in the 30 to 35 degree range across Alabama, as clouds and wind continue to prevent them from falling too rapidly. Some 6:00 a.m. observations…

Cheaha State Park 30
Hamilton 31
Haleyville 31
Cullman 32
Desoto State Park 32
Tuscaloosa 34
Birmingham 35

Overnight, a wintry mix of light rain and a few snow flakes and ice pellets, was reported across much of Northeast Alabama as the cold, unsettled weather pattern continues.

The clearing process today will be slow; clouds should hang tough this morning, but we expect gradual clearing this afternoon from southwest to northeast, and tonight should be clear with diminishing wind. This will set the stage for a radiational cooling night.

HOW COLD? We figure the range tomorrow morning will come from 22 in the coldest valleys to 38 on the ridge tops above 1,800 feet. Most places will wind up somewhere between 28 and 32, and a freeze warning remains in effect. We believe this will be the last freeze until this fall.

REST OF THE WEEK: We warm into the 60s tomorrow, and 70s are likely by Thursday afternoon. We will bring in a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Friday with our next rain producing system; for now the chance of severe weather looks minimal, and rain probably won’t be all that heavy; one-half inch or less for most places.

EASTER WEEKEND: We are still looking at a very nice weekend ahead; lots of sunshine on Saturday with a high close to 70, followed by a partly sunny Easter Sunday with a high in the mid 70s. To the west, a potent severe weather outbreak is possible Sunday across parts of East Texas, East Oklahoma, and the Ark-La-Tex region; those storms will move into Alabama early Monday, in the 12:00 midnight Sunday to 12:00 noon Monday time frame.

SPC has most of Alabama in a severe weather risk during this time frame; hopefully the time of day will prevent a major severe weather problem. We will fine tune the risk in coming days. Drier air will return by Monday night and Tuesday of next week.

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