Great Weekend for Central Alabama

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Great weekend in store for Central Alabama with surface high pressure nosing across the Southeast US while the action begins to develop to our west.

A strong trough will come out of the southern Rockies on Monday preceded by a series of short waves. This will bring rain and perhaps thunderstorms to the area late Sunday night into early Monday morning for round one while the main trough hangs back to bring us round 2 on Monday afternoon and evening. Some of the storms could be strong to severe on Monday afternoon with all modes of severe weather possible including isolated tornadoes. The two major threats will be damaging wind as well as concerns for additional flooding or flash flooding as streams and rivers across the area remain pretty full. Rainfall totals on the order of 1 to 2 inches are possible with perhaps some higher amounts to 3 inches in the heavier storms. While the rivers and streams are responding to the dry weather by coming down some, they will still be running pretty full on Monday, so any significant rain could bring them back up quickly.

The upper trough takes its time but finally comes across Alabama on Tuesday. This should bring an end to the rain by late morning and provide us with clearing skies by late afternoon. It will also usher in some cooler air with the potential for readings in the upper 30s on Wednesday morning.

But the ridge builds in across the East Coast returning us to warmer temperatures for Thursday and Friday. By Friday, another strong trough begins to move out of the western US with moisture returning from the Gulf of Mexico. This will set the table for another round of wet weather for next Saturday with the potential for strong storms though it does not appear that impressive at the moment.

Looking out into Week 2 or voodoo country, a strong ridge builds into the eastern US around the 24th of April, while yet another strong trough digs into the Rockies. This strong trough will eject out across the Central Plains and Mississippi River Valley around the 26th and 27th, and the GFS is surely showing a substantial trough with what could be some pretty chilly air as well as the potential for severe storms. Not unexpected considering it is April.

Thanks for tuning into the Weather Xtreme Video. I will be traveling back to Alabama on Sunday morning from the National Tropical Weather Conference, so I will be unable to prepare a video in the morning. I’ll do my best to post some forecast notes. Enjoy the great weekend and Godspeed.

-Brian-

Category: Alabama's Weather