Midday Nowcast: Rain and Storms at Times through Friday; Wonderful Weekend Weather

The widespread rain and storms from the morning hours continues to gradually push east out of the area, and most of the afternoon looks to be dry for much of North and Central Alabama. However, we can’t rule out some additional scattered showers and storms this afternoon in some locations.

Additionally, strong storms remain a threat across South Alabama where gusty winds and small hail are the main threats. The tornado threat is low, but there have been a few tornado warnings this morning along the coastal counties. Due to the clouds and rain, most locations today will stay in the 70s for highs.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For May 29th, the average high for Birmingham is 85° and the average low is 65°. The record high is 99° set in 1898, while the record low is 44° set in 1984. We average 0.16” of precipitation on this date and the record value is 2.48” set in 2005.

FRIDAY FRONT: A cold front will push through the state tomorrow with more rain and storms. Highest coverage of rain for North Alabama will come during the morning and by the afternoon most of the showers will be over the southern half of the state. Like recent days a few strong storms are possible ahead of the front with gusty winds and small hail, but there is an increased threat of severe storms across southeastern portions of Alabama, where a level 2 of 5 threat of of severe storms is in place for tomorrow afternoon.

Behind the front, drier air will begin to move into the northern counties by the afternoon where the temperatures will drop into the upper 70s.

WONDERFUL WEEKEND WEATHER: Dry and pleasant weather for Saturday and Sunday, finally a rain-free weekend for the state. Humidity levels will be lower; cooler spots over North Alabama should reach the 50s early Saturday morning. Highs will be mostly in the low 80s Saturday, followed by mid 80s Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: The weather next week will trend drier and hotter as an upper ridge builds across the region. Most days will be dry with afternoon highs approaching the 90 degree mark. For the latter half of the week, we should see scattered afternoon showers and storms could return. Routine early June weather for Alabama.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 118.6F at Semawa, Iraq. The lowest observation was -96.7F at Vostok, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 110F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was 26F at Winona, AZ.

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