Frost Advisory Issued
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APRIL COLD SNAP: Blog readers won’t be surprised at this; the long awaited April cold snap is here, the one some call “blackberry winter”. We won’t get out of the 60s today with a cool breeze; the sky will be partly to mostly sunny.
Our Skywatcher at Black Creek (in Etowah County northeast of Gadsden), Vic Bell, reports on our chat this morning:
“34.6 with frost…..you’ll know when the colder air arrives…I’ve dropped 10 degrees since midnight”
That, of course, is one of the colder spots in the state, but a sign of things to come for the rest of us.
TONIGHT: The NWS has issued a frost advisory for late tonight and early tomorrow; we still project lows in the 32 to 39 degree range. The valleys of Northeast Alabama have the greatest chance of seeing a light freeze, but frost will be pretty common, and you will need to cover any plants tonight that could be harmed.
Tomorrow will be sunny with a high in the upper 60s. We should note that the colder valleys of Northeast Alabama could see a touch of frost early Friday morning as well, but most places will be in the low 40s. A nice warm-up kicks in during the day Friday with a high in the mid 70s.
WEEKEND FORECAST: A warm upper ridge should keep Alabama dry over the weekend with a high around 80 degrees both days with a partly sunny sky. Humidity levels will slowly rise, but the warm air aloft associated with the ridge should prevent showers from forming. All of the active weather remains west of Alabama.
NEXT WEEK: The 00Z GFS keeps us dry Monday, but a band of showers and storms should move in here late Tuesday and Tuesday night. The severe weather potential for now doesn’t look overwhelming with the main surface low and support passing to the north, but this is mid-April in Alabama so we will need to keep a close eye on it.
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