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Dry Through The Weekend

| April 30, 2020 @ 2:59 pm

BREEZY/COOL WAY TO END APRIL: Temperatures are in the 65-72 degree range across North/Central Alabama… a good 10 degrees below average for most places. Scattered clouds over the eastern half of the state will dissipate in coming hours, and tonight will be clear and cool with a low in the mid to upper 40s.

TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: The weather stays dry with a warming trend. Expect sunshine in full force tomorrow and Saturday, followed by a partly sunny sky Sunday. The high tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s, followed by low to mid 80s over the weekend. This will be the warmest weekend so far in 2020.

NEXT WEEK: The weather will remain unseasonably warm Monday and Tuesday with highs in the mid 80s. A few widely scattered showers will be possible over the northern third of Alabama with a weak surface front just to the north, but rain amounts, if any, will be light. Then, the weather will be dry and cooler Wednesday through Friday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

APRIL COOLER THAN MARCH: Interesting to note that at Birmingham, the average temperature for April is 61.4 degrees… almost two degrees cooler than March (the average was 63.0).

RAIN UPDATE: Here are some rain totals for the year so far, and the departure from average…

Birmingham 38.74″ (+19.90″)
Tuscaloosa 37.24″ (+17.95″)
Anniston 36.11″ (+17.57″)
Muscle Shoals 36.06″ (+17.82″)
Huntsville 35.79″ (+16.68″)
Montgomery 27.29″ (+7.50″)
Mobile 14.06″ (-7.50″)

The overall pattern looks pretty dry for Alabama for the next 10-15 days, and for now we are not seeing any major severe weather signals through next week.

ON THIS DATE IN 1924: A significant tornado outbreak occurred from Alabama to Virginia on the 29 through the 30th. 26 tornadoes were of F2 intensity or greater. A total of 111 people were killed, and over 1,100 injured. An estimated F4 tornado tore through Steedman and Horrell Hill, SC. This tornado killed 55 people.

ON THIS DATE IN 1953: An F4 tornado 300 yards in width leveled homes on the north side of Warner-Robins Georgia, and barracks on the south side of the Warner-Robins Air Force Base. 19 people were killed and were 300 injured. Estimated damage was $15 million.

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