More Rain Tonight; Mostly Dry This Weekend
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RADAR CHECK: The big rain mass that was over our part of the state last night is now well to the south of here early this morning; in fact the rain is generally south and east of Montgomery. Clouds linger over the state, and temperatures are mostly in the upper 40s and low 50s at daybreak.
Rain during the day today will be confined to the far southern counties of Alabama… up this way the clouds will linger, and temperatures will rise into the mid 60s this afternoon.
MORE RAIN TONIGHT: A wave of low pressure will form on the boundary to the south of here, and the rain mass will move northward, and periods of rain are likely tonight along the I-20-59 corridor (Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, Gadsden). Additional rain amounts should be one-half inch or less, and the rain should be over by daybreak tomorrow for our part of the state.
WEEKEND FORECAST: Not so sure we see much sunshine tomorrow, but the rain will be confined to the southern half of Alabama. Montgomery and points south will have a wet Saturday, but up this way the day should be generally rain-free. Our high should be in the low to mid 60s. Then, on Sunday, the day looks bright and sunny; we start the day in the mid to upper 30s, but warm into the mid 60s by afternoon.
NEXT WEEK: The good news is that SPC has removed the severe weather risk for most of Alabama, except for southeast corner. Models are now consistent on the idea of a surface low over Missouri, and a secondary surface low near Montgomery by midday Monday ahead of the next major upper trough. This means the best risk of severe weather will come over far Southeast Alabama, South Georgia, and North Florida… up this way we will have rain and thunderstorms, but for now the severe weather risk looks minimal. The main window for rain based on the latest guidance will come from about 3:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon Monday.
Cooler and drier air moves in for Tuesday and Wednesday, but much colder air is due in here later in the week Thursday and Friday as a major upper through forms over the eastern third of the nation. Still looks like March will get off to a cold start across the Deep South. Will there be any winter weather mischief here the following weekend? Not out of the question based on pattern recognition, but nothing showing up on the operational GFS for now. See the Weather Xtreme video for all the details, maps, and graphics.
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