Late Look at Alabama’s Weather

Showers were increasing late tonight over the southern third of Alabama. They were quickly moving northeast. The closest rain to Birmingham was over Marengo County.

A little fog had formed over the Tenneesee Valley and Northeast Alabama. Visibility was down to 1/4 mile at Fort Payne and 3/4 of a mile at Gadsden. The fog was forming in areas that still had no cloudiness through the evening hours. Clouds will overspread the entire area in the hours after midnight.

Temperatures were in the 40s in the areas that had clear skies earlier. It was 45F at 11 p.m. at Gadsden for the coolest spot. Cloudy areas were a little warmer. It was 55F at Birmingham. The temperature at the airport had actually rebounded three degrees from a low of 53F at 9 p.m., back to 56F at 10 p.m. and then slid back to 55F at 11.

Our front was stationary over southern Alabama, extending from about Grove Hill to south of Montgomery to Phenix City. Low pressure was noted on the weather map near Lake Charles, Louisiana. This low will travel along thr front through the day on Sunday, spreading rain over much of Alabama. Depending on how far inland the juicier dewpoints go, we may see some strong to perhaps even isolated severe thunderstorms on Sunday ahead of the cold front that will arrive during the late day. We will be monitoring the situation carefully. While we don’t expect a significant episode of severe weather, events like Thursday night remind us how quickly a situation can get out of hand.

Expect about an inch of rain generally from the system. It will become breezy during the afternoon, lasting into the overnight, as our winds shift around to the southwest, then west and finally northwest tomorrow night. Lows will drop into the upper 30s tomorro night. Skies will clear quickly on Monday with a light freeze across the area Monday night. A reinforcing shot of cold air on Tuesday may keep some of us in the 40s for daytime highs. Look for even colder readings Tuesday night with most areas well into the 20s by Wednesday morning.

I will check back with you first thing in the morning for an update…

Good night!

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