Some Light Rain Tomorrow Night; Much Colder Day Saturday

TOUCH OF SPRING: Temperatures are in the 65-70 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine, filtered by high, thin cirrus clouds. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low between 45 and 55 degrees.

The day tomorrow will be dry and pleasant with highs back in the mid to upper 60s, but a cold front will bring the chance of some scattered light rain to the state tomorrow night. Moisture will be limited, and rain amounts will be very light. In fact, many spots won’t see enough rain to measure.

Then, by Saturday afternoon, rain will be confined to the far southern counties of the state and the Florida Panhandle as a surface low moves through the Gulf of Mexico. For the rest of Alabama, Saturday will be raw and cold with temperatures holding in the 40s along with lingering clouds. The sky will clear Saturday night, and most places will see a low in the 25-32 degree range by early Sunday morning. Sunday will be sunny with a high in the 50s.

NEXT WEEK: The warming trend continues, and by Wednesday and Thursday afternoon temperatures will be close to 70 degrees for much of Alabama. A disturbance could bring a few sprinkles Tuesday; we have a better chance of rain Thursday night with a front approaching. Thankfully we see no sign of any high impact weather event for the Deep South for the rest of February. No severe storms, flooding, snow, ice, or severe cold. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.

ON THIS DATE IN 1564: Galileo Galilei, who invented the telescope, the compass, and the thermometer, was born on February 15th, 1564.

ON THIS DATE IN 2016: An EF-3 tornado tore through Century, Florida. From there it moved into Alabama near Flomaton… it was on the ground 16.5 miles with a path up to 300 yards wide.

Look for the next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…

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