Late Morning Update: Rain on the Way

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If you are lucky, you got some sunshine this morning, but clouds have already thickened ahead of our next system. Highs this afternoon will reach into the 50s across the area today.

Rain was really building to the west of Alabama this morning, ahead of developing surface low pressure over southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana. Flood watches are in effect for much of Central and southern Mississippi and there have even been a couple of flash flood warnings out of Jackson and New Orleans.

This rain was already edging into western Alabama just before 11 a.m., with heavy rain reported at Meridian. The low will strengthen and move northeast, and the rain will become heavy at times, with some embedded thunder across Central Alabama.

Instability will be limited, so no strong storms are expected over North or central Alabama. There could be some along the Gulf Coast though. There could be some local flooding overnight across parts of our area, thanks to the heavy rain and recent rainfall. The rain will continue through the overnight hours with lows dropping into the middle and upper 40s.

RAIN ENDING TUESDAY: Tuesday promises to be a raw day, with a brisk westerly wind and temperatures holding nearly steady all day in the upper 40s. That westerly wind will average 10-18 mph, making it feel quite chilly. The rain should b ein the prcoess of leaving eastern Alabama during the morning hours, but everyone could deal with a few spits and sputters of rain during the morning as well. Skies should begin to clear during the afternoon, but we all know how long it can take things to clear out behind these winter frontal systems.

SUNSHINE BY WEDNESDAY: We are reasonably confident that you will see a good supply of sunshine by Wednesday however. After morning lows in the lower to middle 30s, highs will probably only make the lower 50s.

Category: Alabama's Weather