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Quiet Spring Weather Through The Weekend

| April 1, 2020 @ 3:06 pm

ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT AHEAD: Other than a few scattered, thin cirrus clouds, we have a sunny sky over all of Alabama this afternoon with temperatures mostly in the 60s. Tonight will be clear and cold again, we project lows in the 38-44 degree range for most communities early tomorrow morning.

The weather will stay dry tomorrow and Friday with a warming trend; we reach the low 70s tomorrow, followed by mid 70s Friday.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday looks warm and dry; we will mention just the chance of a few isolated showers Sunday. The sky will feature a mix of sun and clouds both days with afternoon highs between 77 and 80.

NEXT WEEK: The pattern looks like summer for much of the week (but not as hot!), as moist, unstable air will be in place. That means some risk of scattered showers and storms on a daily basis; highs will be close to 80 degrees. There is a chance rain and thunderstorms will become more numerous late in the week with the approach of an upper trough, but there is a good bit of model uncertainty. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

LOWS THIS MORNING: Vic Bell, our Skywatcher at Black Creek, in Etowah County near Gadsden, dropped to 32 degrees early this morning with widespread frost. Other lows included…

Valley Head 32
Fort Payne 34
Gadsden 36
Cullman 37
Haleyville 37
Pell City 37
Cottondale 37
Jacksonville 37
Heflin 38
Arley 38
Huntsville 39
Muscle Shoals 39
Anniston 40
Birmingham 41
Tuscaloosa 41
Mobile 44
Montgomery 45

ON THIS DATE IN 1960: The first weather satellite, TIROS 1 (Television and Infra-Red Observation Satellite) began sending pictures back to Earth. The TIROS series would have little benefit to operational weather forecasters because the image quality was low and inconsistent. The most critical understanding achieved from the new technology was the discovery of the high degree of organization of large-scale weather systems, a fact never apparent from ground and aircraft observations.

ON THIS DATE IN 1981: Two persons were killed and 23 injured when a major tornado (EF-3) devastated the business district of Hurtsboro, in Russell County, along much of the residential area. One person was killed when the storm destroyed their mobile home. Another person was killed when their home was destroyed. Eight of the injured were admitted to the hospitals. Damage was estimated at $8.5 million will about 80 percent of the property in the city damaged or destroyed. Twenty-five homes, 8 mobile homes and 25 businesses were totally destroyed.

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