Nice Weekend Ahead; Rain Chances Return By Mid-Week

A DRY AND HOT DAY TO START OFF THE MONTH
As we start off your Saturday with some cloud cover over parts of Central Alabama, we do have some sun brightening the sky. Temperatures were in the upper 50s to the upper 60s for most across Central Alabama, but Tuscaloosa is the warm spot sitting at 70 degrees. Cullman was the cool spot at 58 degrees. Birmingham was at 66 degrees at 6:30 am.

We have a trough that is sitting over the eastern parts of the country that is pulling in drier air from the northwest. Skies will clear out for all of Central Alabama by this afternoon and afternoon highs will top out in the upper 80s to the lower 90s across the area from north to south. Clear skies tonight with lows in the upper 50s to the 60s.

ANOTHER DRY DAY FOR MOST ON SUNDAY
The trough stays in place for Sunday but a cold front will be moving southward and will move through Central Alabama during the afternoon and evening hours. There may be just enough lift for a few isolated showers across North Alabama and the extreme northern parts of Central Alabama during the main heating of the day, but the rest of the area will remain dry. Skies across the area will be mostly clear with highs reaching the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

WE STAY HOT AND DRY THROUGH TUESDAY
The trough begins to move eastward as a ridge starts building just off to our west on Monday and stays around on Tuesday. After the cold front moves through, skies will be mostly sunny on Monday with highs in the mid-80s to the lower 90s. Tuesday will feature a mix of sun and clouds with highs back up in the upper 80s to the mid-90s.

RAIN CHANCES RETURN TO FINISH OFF THE WORK WEEK
The ridge weakens on Wednesday as a trough begins to move eastward over the southwestern states. A warm front will be passing through the area trailing down from a low that will be over the Great Lakes. There will be enough destabilization and moisture that we’ll have a few isolated to scattered showers and storms possible across the area. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

As the trough moves closer on Thursday, our flow will be out of the southwest pulling more moisture in from the Gulf. We’ll have a slightly better chance of isolated to scattered showers and storms across the area with highs reaching the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

The trough will be even closer to us on Friday, meaning will have a good chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day across the area. With the cloud cover and rainfall, afternoon highs look to stay in the 80s.

VOODOO LAND
Taking a look out there at Voodoo Land for next weekend, it looks like it may be wet at times with showers and thunderstorms possible on both Saturday and Sunday. Highs on both days look to be in the lower 90s.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY
1903 – A strong tornado just 50 to 75 yards in width killed many persons around the Gainesville GA Cotton Mill. The tornado strengthened and widened near the end of its four-mile path, killing 40 persons at New Holland GA. A total of 104 persons were killed in the tornado.

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