Benign Weather Continues

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THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures are mostly in the 78-82 degree range at 3:00 this afternoon with a sunny sky statewide. Nothing on radar, and nothing is expected through tomorrow.

TUESDAY: Tomorrow promises to be another beautiful early spring day, with ample sunshine and a high in the low 80s, very similar to today. But, to the northwest, strong to severe storms are possible in the broad area from Abilene, Texas to Chicago, but the wave producing that active weather is expected to weaken and pass well to the north of Alabama at mid-week.

WEDNESDAY: A few showers are possible with the cold front during the afternoon hours, or perhaps Wednesday night, but rain amounts should be light and spotty, and folks south of I-20 won’t see anything really significant. The best chance of showers will be over the northern third of the state, and even up there rain will be under 1/2 inch.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Dry air is the story with a good supply of sunshine both days. We will be slightly cooler with highs mostly in the mid 70s. Friday morning will be cool with a low in the low 40s. More great March weather.

THE WEEKEND: Wow… what a dramatic change. Both the 12Z GFS and the 12Z ECMWF are much weaker with our weekend system. Saturday looks mostly dry with only an outside risk of an afternoon shower; we will mention a better chance of showers Sunday, and possibly a thunderstorm, but guidance now suggests no severe weather and relatively light rain amounts. In fact, the GFS even suggests the main threat of showers will be over by midday Sunday. So, with lots of model madness, confidence in a specific solution for Sunday looks low for now, but we will certainly tone down the rain/storm risk at this point.

LONG RANGE: The 12Z GFS shows a good freeze for Alabama around April 2… long time readers know we have been cautioning you about a freeze the first week of April for a while… see the Weather Xtreme video for details.

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I had a great time today visiting with the 3rd and 4th graders at Hayden Elementary School… be looking for them on the Pepsi KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow…

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Category: Alabama's Weather