Showers Continuing to Move Across North/Central Alabama At The Midday Hour

At the midday hour, showers are moving across north and central Alabama mainly affecting areas north of a line from Demopolis to Clanton to Alexander City. Most of the shower activity is light to moderate, but a few in the western parts of Central Alabama are putting down some heavy rainfall at the moment. These showers are moving to the east at around 40-45 MPH.

For the rest of North/Central Alabama, skies are generally cloudy where the rain is not currently falling. For the southern parts of the state, a good amount of sunshine is making it to the surface. Today would be a great day at the beach if the temperatures were just a little bit warmer.

REST OF THE DAY
Skies will continue to be cloudy and showers will continue to push across the area throughout the remainder of the day, and temperatures will remain cool. Afternoon highs will be in the 50s for the northern half of Central Alabama, with 60s to the low 70s in the south. Temperatures will be dropping into the mid 30s to the upper 40s across Central Alabama, with rain likely throughout the evening. Rain amounts for tonight will be in the 1/4 to 1/2 inch range. There should be no wintry issues for Central Alabama, but some freezing rain or light snow could fall over the extreme northern parts of the Tennessee Valley at the back side of the system, but no issues are expected.

CLEARING AND QUITE WINDY FOR SUNDAY
Rain will be moving out of the area during the morning hours and skies will begin to clear. There will be no wintry issues for Central Alabama, but some freezing rain or light snow could fall over the extreme northern parts of the Tennessee Valley at the back side of the system, but no issues are expected. Daytime highs will reach the upper 50s to the lower 60s across the area. Skies will start to cloud over again but the evening should remain dry of Sunday night, with overnight lows dropping into the upper 30s to the lower 40s.

THE WORK WEEK AHEAD
We will have several short wave impulses move through Central Alabama throughout the week as a trough will be over the eastern United States. The first impulse will move through on Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning. This will bring our next chance of rain during that time, and we’ll have wrap-around moisture during the daytime and into the evening hours on Tuesday. Another impulse will move through on Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, bringing with it another chance of rain with a flurry or two possible as it exits. Highs will be in the mid 50s to mid 60s on Monday and Tuesday across the area, dropping back into the upper 40s to the mid 50s for Wednesday, then back up into the mid to upper 50s for Thursday, and back into the mid to upper 60s on Friday.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE BEACH
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WEATHERBRAINS
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