Cooler Tonight; Dry Through Tomorrow

RADAR CHECK: Nothing showing up across Alabama this afternoon despite a cold core upper trough passing overhead; looks like the air is too dry to support any isolated showers. However, just east of Alabama severe storms have formed over East Georgia and parts of South Carolina, where a number of tornado warnings have been required.

The image below was captured from the top of the Weather Channel building in North Atlanta by meteorologist Wayne Verno; a tornado warning was in effect at the time.

COOL, DRY AIR: Tonight will be clear and cooler; many locations will drop into the mid 40s early tomorrow morning. Then, tomorrow promises to be a beautiful spring day, with ample sunshine and a high in the low 70s.

MOIST AIR RETURNS: While the weather stays dry Wednesday morning, we will need to introduce the chance of showers late in the day Wednesday as moisture levels rise. Then, we will have a chance of occasional showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday as that moist airmass stays in place. Afternoon highs on these three days should be in the low to mid 70s. The rain won’t be continuous, but it could come at any hour of the day or night.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Global models suggest the chance of showers and storms will continue into the beginning of the weekend on Saturday. A surface low will move along I-40 from Oklahoma City to Memphis, and we could be dealing with a few strong storms Saturday in that kind of setup. However, there is little bulk shear, and wind fields are not especially strong, so a major severe weather issue doesn’t look likely. Showers will likely end Saturday night, and Sunday looks dry with lower humidity and a good supply of sunshine. The high Saturday will be close to 80, but back in the low 70s Sunday.

Then, showers will return early next week as moisture levels rise again.

RAIN UPDATE: Birmingham’s total for the year is 21.14″… a surplus of 3.71″. The total for April is 8.21″, but not close to the record rain total for April; 13.79″ recorded in 1979. Of course, we still have 10 more days to go this month.

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