Midday Nowcast: Another Marvelous Monday

After the cold start to the day, we have warmed-up nicely with many locations climbing into the 60s today under a sky full of sunshine. Tonight will be chilly with lows in the 30s and 40s. Tomorrow will be warmer with a high around 70° and a mix of sun and clouds.

RAIN RETURNS: A surface front will push a band of rain and storms into the state after midnight tomorrow night and then become stationary through the day on Wednesday. That means rain will remains possible throughout the day and it will stay mild with highs in the low 70s.

STRONG STORMS THURSDAY: A more potent front will move into the state Thursday bringing more rain and storms as it does. There will be decent amount of surface based instability along with strong wind fields, which will support the threat of strong to severe storms. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) maintain all of Alabama in a severe weather risk on Thursday and it looks like the main window will be during the afternoon and evening hours. Still, there remains quite a of uncertainty with the over magnitude and specific threats and we should get a better understanding in the coming days.

As James said this morning, days like this are common in Alabama this time of the year; our tornado season runs from November through May. There is no need to be anxious, but understand that you need to be weather aware Thursday in the event we do have severe storm formation. Have a reliable way of hearing warnings, and a good plan. We will get through the day together just fine.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Behind the front, the weather turns sharply colder Friday with a clear sky; highs will be in the 40s and 50s with a brisk north wind. Temperatures will drop into the 20s Saturday morning. But, the rest of the weekend will feature a warming trend with sunny days and clear nights. The high Saturday will be in the mid to upper 50s, and most all communities will be in the 60s on Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: Dry and mild weather is the story Monday and Tuesday; then is looks rain returns in the Wednesday/Thursday time frame… too early to know if severe storms will be an issue.

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 112.5F at Learmonth Airport, Australia. The lowest observation was -67.0F at Verhojansk, Russia.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 83F at Key West, FL. The lowest observation was -27F at Peter Sinks, UT.

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