Noticeably Cooler

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The cold front which moved through Central Alabama yesterday morning producing a line of thunderstorms and some heavy rain has moved off the Southeast US coast this morning and colder air is filtering into Central Alabama. Clouds overnight helped to keep some of the heat of the last several days trapped, so morning lows this morning were generally in the middle 40s. Clouds are expected to hold tough with some breaks allowing peeks at sunshine this afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 50s which is about typical for this time of year though they will feel colder since we’re coming off a nice run of warmer than average weather where highs and lows were about 15 degrees above the 30-year averages.

The week ahead should be dry as moisture is not likely to return, but that doesn’t mean the forecast will be any less challenging. The upper air pattern evolves from a weak ridge today to a fairly deep trough over the eastern US by Tuesday. This will bring colder air again into the region on Tuesday and Wednesday. But on Monday we’ll have to deal with the potential of a wedge setting up that could keep the eastern sections of Central Alabama somewhat chilly.

The troughmoves off the coast Tuesday as ridging develops slowly from Wednesday through Friday. By Saturday the ridge is becoming the primary feature for the eastern US, so I expect to see us warm back up into the lower 60s by next weekend. Wednesday and Thursday mornings are likely to be our coldest as morning lows dip back to just below freezing. But by next weekend the lows should be back into the 40s.

Looks like the next decent shot at rain will come around the 15th of December as we edge out into voodoo country. Another substantial trough moves into the Mississippi River Valley and could bring a round of thunderstorms with some potential for severe weather. This is voodoo country, but the GFS takes the trough positively tilted on the 15th so we’ll have to keep an eye on the evolution of this system. We go dry again with another wet system around the 22nd.

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James Spann will be back in the saddle with the next Weather Xtreme Video on Monday morning. I hope you have a great Sunday and Godspeed.

-Brian-

Category: Alabama's Weather