Midday Nowcast: Sun, Clouds, and Warm Temperatures
NEW DAY, SAME FORECAST: With the upper-ridge in place over the region, the forecast is not changing much day to day this week and this great weather will continue into the upcoming weekend. Expect cool, fair nights and warm afternoons through Sunday. The sky will feature more clouds than sun while highs will range from the upper 70s to mid 80s across the state each afternoon, which are about 15 degrees above average for this time of year. We note a few isolated showers could show up tomorrow through Sunday over the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama, but even there, many places will be dry. Enjoy this great weather while you can, the weather pattern gets more active in next week and the next several weeks.
Over the weekend, to the west of Alabama, a major storm system will bring over two feet of snow to parts of Colorado and Wyoming over the weekend, and severe storms are possible over parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. and this system will bring changes to Alabama’s weather next week.
SPRING FORWARD: We go back on Daylight Saving Time this weekend…we lose an hour of sleep as the clocks will be moved forward one hour Saturday night. Sunset time Sunday evening at Birmingham will be 6:54pm CDT. Also, it is a great time to check those smoke detectors and weatherradios are working and have fresh batteries in them.
BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.
WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 109.4F at Birni-N’Konni, Niger. The lowest observation was -80.3F at Vostok, Antarctica.
CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 94F at Zapata, TX. The lowest observation was -12F at Copper Basin, ID.
WEATHER ON THIS DATE IN 1948: Record cold followed in the wake of a Kansas blizzard. Lows of -25 degrees at Oberlin, Healy and Quinter established a state record for the month of March. Lows of -15 at Dodge City, -11 at Concordia, and -3 at Wichita were also March records.
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