Sunny Days Through Sunday
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BIG WARM-UP: As expected, some of the traditionally colder spots across North Alabama saw some frost early this morning; Black Creek near Gadsden dropped to 33. But, we have warmed over 40 degrees in some places this afternoon as most communities are in the mid 70s. Hard to find a decent cloud in the sky.
DRY THROUGH SUNDAY: Delightful weather continues. Mostly sunny warm days, fair cool nights. Upper 70s tomorrow; highs around 80 Saturday, with potential for low 80s Sunday.
To the west, SPC has a severe weather risk defined for areas west of Alabama Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.
EARLY NEXT WEEK: A dynamic weather system will bring rain and thunderstorms back to Alabama Monday into Tuesday. The GFS is a little faster, the ECMWF a little slower; for now we will project the primary window for rain from 12:00 noon Monday through 12:00 noon Tuesday, but understand that might need to be adjusted as we get closer to the event.
At this point there is no real focused surface low, and instability values are low, so the severe weather threat doesn’t look very high, but this is mid-April and that might change in coming days. No doubt it will bring a good soaking with rain amounts of one to two inches statewide. See the Weather Xtreme video for the maps, graphics, and details.
Colder air arrives Tuesday night, and we might have a situation where colder valleys and protected areas go into the low to mid 30s again either Wednesday or Thursday morning (much like what we experienced this morning).
VOODOO LAND: Another strong storm system will bring active weather to Alabama around April 19-20. See the video for more details.
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