Enjoy Today; Rain Tomorrow

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Hard to believe we are already wrapping up the first month of 2015. We are starting the day off rather chilly across the area. Temps early this morning were in the 20s for most locations in Central Alabama. Over the last few hours, we have seen the winds begin to mix up the atmosphere, and temps have increased into the 30s for much of Central Alabama. It is a cold morning, so you will certainly need the jackets heading out the door this morning. We are seeing mainly sunny conditions and as the sun continues to shine, we will see our temps on the rise. By this afternoon, temps should climb into the mid to upper 50s across Central Alabama. Certainly enjoy today, as the weather turns rather wet tomorrow.

A trough is swinging across the eastern half of the U.S. tonight and tomorrow. Our flow becomes southerly, and we will see clouds increasing by late today and even a few showers will be possible. Rain will become widespread by tomorrow and Sunday looks to be rather wet for the entire state. For tomorrow, expect periods of rain, and as we look at the latest QPF output below, many locations across the state are forecast to receive one-half to one inch of rain. Of course some locations will receive more. Nevertheless, you will need the rain gear for the second half of the weekend.

As this system pulls away from the state Monday we could see a few flurries where there will be some lingering moisture. However, the main headline from Monday will be the colder and very blustery day that is expected. The sky will be clearing but temps will be dropping and it looks as though temps will struggle to make it into the lower 40s for highs. Wind chills for most of Monday will likely be at or below freezing. For the rest of next week, we will see another rain event Wednesday into Thursday and it will be a cold rain. Not expecting any wintry precip as temps will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Then as that system exits stage right, it appears we will see a very cold end to the week as a quick hitting Arctic air plunge moves into the Deep South. The meteogram below is based off the GFS and by next Friday, it appears temperatures will struggle to reach the 40s. Keep in mind there is still a lot of winter left and I don’t think we are done with the bitterly cold air just yet. Have a great day!!!

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