More Storms Later Today and Sunday

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Looking for a brief break in the rain and storms for the morning and early afternoon before another round of rain and storms comes our way this afternoon and tonight. Clouds will keep temperatures from changing much but we should see highs push into the lower 70s. Severe weather is expected ahead of the closed low primarily from Texas to Nebraska later today.

The closed low over Colorado will open up and move eastward on Sunday bringing more storms. The overall pattern is conducive to a severe weather threat for Sunday with the greatest risk just to the west of Alabama, but all of Alabama is in the standard slight risk for severe storms with isolated tornadoes possible. The overall situation is somewhat messy with a highly saturated environment and the ongoing precipitation which could disrupt the overall severe weather potential for Central Alabama. Best CAPE values will be to our west and these values diminish into Sunday evening. However, better to err on the side of caution and be prepared for possible severe storms.

The severe weather risk slides east on Monday as we finally dry out with the carving out of a trough over the eastern half of the country. Tuesday and Wednesday look dry and very nice but chances for showers reenter the picture on Thursday as another cold front moves by.

Ridging aloft should bring a dry Friday to Central Alabama, but the pattern remains active with another trough coming out of the Rockies on Saturday that promises the potential for more rain and storms Saturday and possibly into Sunday.

At the beach, look for wet weather. A flash flood watch is in effect until Sunday for a large portion of the Gulf Coast from Pensacola westward to Galveston, TX. Not much sun for beach goers with rain likely through the weekend. Highs will be in the upper 70s today and Sunday. The weather at the beach should dry out for Tuesday and Wednesday.

The weather pattern remains active out into week 2 or voodoo country. The GFS is painting a large ridge which promises some much warmer weather for the start to May.

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I expect to have the next Weather Xtreme Video posted here on Sunday morning. Stay up with the Blog for the latest weather information on Central Alabama weather. Godspeed.

-Brian-

Category: Alabama's Weather