Breezy Sunday Ahead

Skies have been mostly cloudy across Central Alabama on this April Saturday. They have been thickest in the Northwest, behind a cold front that was near the I-85 corridor. Temperatures have been mild across Central Alabama, in the upper 60s to middle 70s. The warmest readings have been in the east, where there have been a few breaks in the clouds. In Northwest Alabama, the mercury is struggling. Muscle Shoals and Haleyville were in the 50s at mid-afternoon. The clearing line had passed Memphis and will ease across Alabama tonight. Lows tonight will be in the middle 40s.

BREEZY SUNDAY: There is a surface low in the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon. It will move inshore near Tampa tonight and start up the East Coast. It will strengthen explosively as it passes the North Carolina Outer Banks. In a proactive move, NWS offices in the Northeast are already starting to post flash flood watches for tomorrow. This strong low will cause really strong winds out of the north and northwest here in Alabama for us on Sunday. They will average 10-20 mph and frequently gust above 25 mph. This will make it feel a little uncomfortable, despite a good supply of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s. AS the big upper level low associated with the system wraps up over the Carolinas as well, clouds may wrap back in here from the northwest, making it feel even chillier.

TALKING ABOUT CHILLY: Sunday night lows will not be as cold as they might be, thanks to the winds remaining brisk. Still, we will see lows in the lower and middle 40s by Monday morning. Monday will be even chillier than Sunday, despite near total sunshine, as the cooler air being deposited by those northwesterly winds will start to build up. Then, if the winds go calm Monday night, we could see widespread lows in the 30s. This could cause some frost in Northeast Alabama.

Category: Alabama's Weather