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Nice Warm-Up Today; Rain Returns Tomorrow

| March 4, 2013 @ 5:51 am

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COLD START: Temperatures are below freezing across most of North Alabama early this morning… Vic Bell at Black Creek, northeast of Gadsden, reports 22 degrees at 2:00 a.m. Most places are in the 27-32 degree range… not feeling like March at all. Temperatures this weekend were 25-30 degrees below average complete with snow flurries.

But, the good news is that we warm up nicely today. The GFS prints a high of 63 today (for Birmingham), while the NAM is at 61. Sure will feed good after the frigid weekend. The sky will be partly sunny, and clouds will thicken tonight.

WET TOMORROW: We will forecast periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm tomorrow as a cold front pushes through the state. No severe weather is expected, although the lifted index does go negative over about the southern half of Alabama. Rain amounts of 1/4 to 1/2 inch are likely. I guess there could be a few snow flurries on the back side of the departing system late tomorrow night over Northeast Alabama, but they won’t pose any issues.

COLDER WEDNESDAY: The sky becomes mostly sunny Wednesday, but the day will be breezy and colder with cold air advection going on as a major storm impacts the middle Atlantic coast region; sure looks like a good snow for Washington/Baltimore, with potential for over two feet of snow west of Washington in spots. Our high Wednesday should be in the upper 40s.

WARMING UP: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be dry with a sunny sky all three days, and we turn warmer. We project a high around 60 Thursday, low 60s Friday, and Saturday will feature a high very close to 70 degrees… quite the contrast to this past Saturday. It will finally feel like spring.

Moisture begins to return Sunday, and we will forecast a good chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night into Monday. Models are not in good agreement about the specifics of that system, but for now the severe weather risk looks low. See the Weather Xtreme video for the details, maps, and graphics.

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