Warm, Dry Weekend Ahead
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WARM WEEKEND: A delightful weekend is ahead for Alabama; expect a partly to mostly sunny sky tomorrow and Sunday; highs will be near 80 degrees both days.
SPC maintains a standard “slight risk” of severe weather for areas west of Alabama Sunday; much of Arkansas, Louisiana, East Texas, and East Oklahoma is included in that outlook.
RAIN BY MONDAY: Showers and storms return to Alabama Monday and Monday night; severe weather parameters remain unimpressive, and severe weather (at least on an organized basis) is not expected for now. Rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches are likely, and the rain will end Tuesday as colder and drier air moves into the state. Parts of North Alabama won’t get out of the 50s Tuesday with a chilly north wind of 12-22 mph making it feel colder.
Wednesday morning will be cold, and the 12Z GFS suggests much of North and Central Alabama will drop into the 30s… seems like the potential of a late season frost or freeze is very real.
Growers will need to monitor temperature forecasts closely in coming days. A warming trend begins Wednesday afternoon, and for now Thursday and Friday look dry.
GULF COAST WEATHER: Sunny days, fair nights through Sunday. Rain and storms are likely Monday and Monday night; the rain ends Tuesday and the rest of next week will be dry. Highs on the immediate coast will be in the 67-70 degree range because of the cooler ocean water (sea water temperatures are in the mid 60s), but inland some low 80s are likely over the weekend.
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