Cold Front Arrives Tomorrow Night
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ACTIVE WEATHER TO THE WEST: Rather benign weather continues across Alabama today with a mix of sun and clouds and afternoon highs in the 70s. An isolated shower is not completely out of the question, but most places stay dry.
Severe storms are possible west of Alabama later today and tonight; SPC has an “enhanced” severe weather risk of parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas…
This is one of the new severe weather risk categories; it is between a “slight” and “moderate” risk.
COLD FRONT ARRIVES TOMORROW NIGHT: Clouds increase tomorrow, and showers are likely late in the day and tomorrow night as the cold front passes through. There could be some thunder, but there is no risk of organized severe weather. The main window for showers will come from about 5:00 p.m. tomorrow through 3:00 a.m. Sunday, and rain amounts will be under 1/2 inch.
COLDER AIR FRIDAY: Friday will be dry, but colder and blustery with a north wind of 12-22 mph. Temperatures won’t get past the mid 50s despite a decent amount of sunshine. And, by Saturday morning, temperatures will drop into the low 30s setting up the potential for a late season freeze.
Saturday will be dry but pretty chilly for late March; the GFS is printing a high of only 52 degrees for Birmingham… some North Alabama communities won’t get out of the 40s. Another freeze is possible early Sunday with a low back down in the low 30s.
Then, a warming trend begins Sunday afternoon with a good supply of sunshine and a high in the mid 60s.
NEXT WEEK: We warm into the low 70s Monday and Tuesday; a few isolated showers are possible on these days, but the weather will be generally dry. Then, a potent system could bring strong storms and heavy rain to Alabama at mid-week on Wednesday, and possibly into Thursday. Way too early to define a specific severe weather threat… see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
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