Weather Xtreme: Scattered Storms Later Today, Mainly Dry For Much Of Sunday

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND & MONDAY

Severe weather outlook for today shows nearly all of Central Alabama has been placed in a Marginal Risk for severe storms, mainly for isolated damaging wind gusts up to 60 MPH and hail up to 1-inch in diameter.

On Sunday, we have a Slight Risk for locations in the northwestern parts of the area, mainly from Hackleburg (Marion Co.) to Vernon (Lamar Co.) and points west. A Marginal Risk extends out from that to a line from Snead (Blount Co.) to Birmingham to Marion (Perry Co.).

And on Monday, all of Central Alabama has been placed in a Marginal Risk for severe storms.

SATURDAY’S WEATHER
We have troughing out in the west with a decent ridge over the southeast that is pushing warm and moist air up from the south, which will lead to instability during the heating of the day. Along with that, we’ll have a warm front that will be pushing northward through the area today. With highs topping out in the upper 70s to the lower 80s and dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s by the late afternoon hours, we have the potential for some scattered thunderstorms to develop with the heating of the day and persist through the evening. A few of these storms have the potential to become strong to marginally severe with isolated damaging winds and quarter-size hail as the threats. The window for the potential of strong to severe storms will be from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm for the southern half of the area, and from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am for the northern half. Showers and thunderstorms will remain likely for the overnight hours with lows in the lower to mid-60s.

SUNDAY’S WEATHER
The daytime hours on Sunday look to be dry for much of Central Alabama as any isolated to scattered afternoon thunderstorm activity will be limited to the extreme western locations and in the southeastern corner of the area. We’ll have partly to mostly cloudy skies with highs reaching the upper 70s to the lower 80s. Sunday night, the troughing moves closer to the state and a low will be stationed over eastern Texas which will send thunderstorms into the area through the late night and overnight hours. We’ll have the potential for strong to severe storms for the western half of the area with isolated damaging wind gusts up to 60 MPH as the main threat. Lows will be in the lower to mid-60s.

MONDAY’S WEATHER
The low creeps even closer to the state on Monday, continuing to keep us in an unstable airmass with showers and thunderstorms likely throughout the day. Once again, some of the storms throughout the day could be strong to marginally severe with isolated damaging wind gusts up to 60 MPH being the main threat. Highs will be cooler with the cloud cover and rain, only reaching the lower to mid-70s.

TUESDAY’S WEATHER
The low finally makes it into the southwestern parts of the state on Tuesday which will keep us continuing with the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, but at this point, no severe weather is expected. Highs will start to rebound and will be back up in the mid to upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY’S WEATHER
Wednesday will be a sunny and warm day across the area. Afternoon highs topping out in the lower to mid-80s.

THURSDAY’S WEATHER
Much of the day on Thursday will be nice and warm, but an impulse moving through the area could bring a squall line of storms during the evening and overnight hours. At this point, warm air aloft looks to provide a cap on the atmosphere which may limit that activity. We’ll have a better idea as we get closer. Highs reach the upper 70s to the mid-80s.

FRIDAY’S WEATHER
Much cooler weather can be expected on Friday with clearing skies. Afternoon highs will only be in the upper 60s to the mid-70s across the area.

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