Drier Air Rolls In Over The Weekend

RADAR CHECK: We have patches of mostly light rain on radar at mid-afternoon; the large rain mass that moved across North Alabama earlier today is now in Georgia. Very little lightning showing up as well.

With a rather rare mid-summer surface front due in here tonight, the NWS is going to continue the flash flood watch for the northern half of the state through midnight since a few thunderstorms could form over the next 6-8 hours. And, SPC has roughly the northern two-thirds of the state in a “marginal risk” of severe weather; a few of the storms could produce strong gusty winds. But, the air over North Alabama is mostly stable and rain-cooled, so the overall severe weather threat looks very low for now.

THE WEEKEND: The front will drop down to near U.S. 80 tomorrow morning; showers and storms will be confined to the far southern counties of the state as drier air works into North and Central Alabama. For places like Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, and Gadsden, morning clouds will give way to a sunny afternoon with a high between between 85 and 88. Then, on Sunday, look for mostly sunny and less humid weather with a high in the upper 80s.

NEXT WEEK: The weather looks very quiet for the first half of the week; mostly sunny days and fair nights with few if any showers Monday through Wednesday. Looks like showers and storms will return at the end of the week on Friday with another upper trough forming over the eastern third of the nation; see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: All is quiet across the vast Atlantic basin, and tropical storm formation is not expected over the next seven days.

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