Gorgeous Warm Day for Alabama

Satellite image shows a clear sky across nearly all of the Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. The clear sky has allowed temperatures to climb into the middle 80s across the area, so it is warm. The average high for this time in May is 80 degrees, so we’re running just a tad warmer than what we would typically expect.

There is absolutely no active weather to discuss for the Southeast US, but we can’t say that for parts of Texas and Oklahoma. The SPC has issued a tornado watch for parts of Oklahoma and a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of West Texas. Both of these are in effect until 9 pm this evening. I’m sure additional watches will be required before the evening is over.

Our weather stays dry to start the upcoming week, and then we turn showery for several days, mainly Tuesday and Wednesday. As the wind comes around to the south as the surface high pressure system moves out into the Atlantic, moisture will increase. I think the main factor will be the heating of the day to produce showers for Central Alabama. That changes on Thursday as a weak cold front is expected to approach and move through Alabama. This should bring a pretty good uptick in the potential for some rain. But the current projections suggest the front will move on Thursday evening or early Friday morning paving the way for some warm, dry weather for next weekend and at least a small drop in the humidity.

-Brian-

Category: Alabama's Weather