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Frost Potential Early Thursday Morning

| April 9, 2012 @ 5:55 am

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COOL MONDAY MORNING: Vic Bell, our Skywatcher up at Black Creek, which is northeast of Gadsden in Etowah County, reports a chilly 38 degrees at 6:00 this morning. Most places are in the 40s.

NO STORMS FOR A WHILE: The good news is that a very benign weather pattern will continue across Alabama through the weekend ahead with the main storminess in the nation well to the west of Alabama.

Today will be another delightful day, with a high in the mid to upper 70s. We will see scattered clouds tomorrow ahead of a push of cooler air, but the low levels stay dry and we don’t expect any rain.

BLACKBERRY WINTER: We almost always have a cold snap here in April… usually around Easter, and sure enough we turn much cooler Wednesday and Thursday. The NAM is printing a high of only 66 for Birmingham Wednesday, and the stage is set for a frost threat for Alabama. While there could be a touch of frost in spots early Wednesday, it now looks like Thursday will be the coldest morning. We project lows in the 32 to 40 degree range, and it is likely a frost advisory will be needed. While the coldest valleys across Northeast Alabama could briefly touch 32, most places will remain above freeze, with lows in the mid to upper 30s. This should result in frost formation in valleys and protected areas, so growers will need to take the necessary precautions Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

This will be the last frost threat for Alabama until the fall.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: We warm up again as an upper ridge builds across the Southeast U.S… we will see a high near 80 Friday, with low 80s Saturday and Sunday. The sky should be partly to mostly sunny as the stormy weather holds well to the west over the Southern Plains.

NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: The good news is that there is no sign of any significant severe weather threat for Alabama for the next 15 days, and we are in the core of the spring tornado season. I just have to wonder if the worst of the season is over; the threat in early March might have been the big one this season. But, that remains to be seen as we have to get through the end of April and May. See the Weather Xtreme video for details and all the graphics.

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