A Brief Check On Central Alabama’s Weather At 2PM

Scott Martin | May 1, 2017 @ 2:19 pm

If you have been outside at all today, you will immediate know the difference from how the past few days have been. Temperatures at the 2PM hour are running in the 70s across Central Alabama at this point. The warm spot is currently Selma at 79 degrees, with the cool spot currently 69 degrees at Auburn, thanks in part to the cloud cover from the back side of the system that moved through during the morning.

The big news for today is the wind that is howling across Central Alabama at this time. Winds are currently out of the southwest averaging around 20 MPH, but gusts have been up as high as 30-40 MPH at times. So definitely hang on to your hat when you’re out and about today. Skies will remain clear throughout the rest of the afternoon, and highs are expected to top out in the mid to upper 70s across the area. Winds will begin to diminish during the evening and overnight hours, ans skies will be clear. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 50s.

TUESDAY”S WEATHER
Tomorrow will be very nice, and likely the nicest day of the work week. It will be a sunny day, and we are going to see warmer temperatures as our afternoon highs will head towards the upper 70s for most locations.

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THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY – May 1st, 1990
Thunderstorms produced severe weather from northern Alabama to North Carolina. There were sixty-three reports of large hail or damaging winds, with hail four inches in diameter reported near Cartersville GA. Ten cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 90s. Jacksonville FL reported a record high of 96 degrees. Late night thunderstorms over central Texas produced up to ten inches of rain in southern Kimble County and northern Edwards County.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.