Rain Returns To Alabama Tomorrow
CHANGES AHEAD: Today is another very pleasant winter day across Alabama… with a decent amount of sunshine temperatures have warmed into the 60s again this afternoon. Clouds will thicken across the state tonight, and the low early tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 40s.
Rain will move into West Alabama tomorrow morning, and the rain should be fairly widespread across the northern half of the state tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. The high will be in the 58-62 degree range.
Thursday will be cloudy and warmer with a high in the mid to upper 60s… scattered showers are possible during the day, but the rain will be more widespread Thursday night. SPC maintains a low end, “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms for the southwest counties of Alabama, where heavier storms could produce strong gusty winds. But, for most of the state, severe thunderstorms won’t be an issue.
The rain will end Friday morning over North Alabama, but rain will likely continue into Friday afternoon over the southern half of the state. Rain amounts will be in the 1-2 inch range for most places tomorrow thorough Friday, with isolated amounts to 3 inches. A few isolated flooding problems could develop, but major flooding issues are not expected.
Friday will be sharply colder with temperatures holding in the upper 30s over the Tennessee Valley, and low 40s elsewhere over North Alabama. Freezing rain is possible north of here across parts of Tennessee Thursday and Thursday night, but for Alabama it looks like an all-rain event.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Forecast confidence isn’t especially high due to model inconsistency. Saturday will be a cloudy, cool day with a high between 47 and 52. Some light rain is possible Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, mainly for the central and eastern counties. Then, Sunday looks dry with clearing sky. The high Sunday will be in the low 50s.
NEXT WEEK: For now the week looks generally dry with temperatures near average for early February… highs mostly in the 50s, and lows in the 30s. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
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