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The Central Alabama Weather Situation at 2:15 PM

| October 27, 2017 @ 2:23 pm

What’s Happening With Our Weather At 2:15 PM

We have more clouds than sun out there at the 2PM hour across Central Alabama, and a few sprinkles or very light showers have been seen out there. At this point, the cold front is currently located over the northwestern tip of Mississippi and down into southeastern Arkansas and through northwestern Louisiana. The main band of showers and thunderstorms are located along and just ahead of the cold front, and will be pushing into the western portions of the area as we near rush hour this evening.

Temperatures are in the upper 60s to the upper 70s across the area at this point. Eufaula is currently the warm spot at 78 degrees, while Bessemer is the cool spot at 68 degrees. Winds are mainly out of the south at 5-10 MPH with some gust near 15 MPH possible..


Weather For The Rest Of Your Friday

HRRR Simulated Radar valid at 11PM tonight.

We may have a few showers form out ahead of the cold front as it approaches the area, but most of the heavier rain activity will hold off until later into the evening hours throughout the overnight hours. The main line of showers and a few embedded thunderstorms should start to move into the northwestern parts of the area by 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, and making it into the Birmingham metropolitan area by 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM. The Gadsden and Anniston areas will see the heavier rainfall start during the 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM time frame. So if you have a high school football game tonight, most of the games should remain mostly dry unless you are west of the I-65 corridor. Afternoon highs will be in the 70s throughout the area, with temperatures falling into the upper 60s to the lower 70s for around kickoff time. Temperatures will be down in the mid-50s to the mid-60s at the final whistle, with overnight lows in the lower to mid-40s for the northwestern half of the area and upper 40s to near 60 degrees for the southeastern half.


The Central Alabama Weekend

Nearly everyone will see some rain to begin the day on Saturday, but rain coverage will begin to move out from west to east across the area, and most of the activity will be out of the state by 3:00PM – 5:00 PM Saturday afternoon. Conditions will quickly become cooler as the cold front will have moved through, and winds will be out of the northwest at 5-10 MPH with gusts up to 15 MPH possible. Afternoon highs will be in the lower to mid-50s, with lows dipping into the 30s area-wide. A few colder spots could easily dip into the upper 20s for a couple of hours.

Skies will be bright and sunny throughout the day on Sunday, which is good news considering we will need all of the sun’s rays to stay warm. Highs will only be in the mid-50s to near 60 degrees, and northwest winds at 5-10 MPH with slightly higher gusts will make those wind chills feel a few degrees cooler. Overnight lows will once again fall into the lower to mid-30s for most of the area, with a few colder spots hitting the upper 20s.


The Tropics

For the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea are beginning to show signs of organization. Additional development, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form later today or Saturday as the system moves northward over the northwestern
Caribbean Sea before turning northeastward by late Saturday. Interests in the Florida Keys and South Florida should also monitor the progress of this disturbance. An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is currently investigating this system. This will be no threat to Alabama.

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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.

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