Rain Returns Tonight

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MORE QUICK CHANGES: A strong upper trough will swing through Alabama tonight, and there will be sufficient moisture for rain just about statewide. The main window for rain comes from about 6:00 this evening through 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. This is very dynamic system that features very cold air aloft, but moisture is rather limited, so we figure rain amounts will be generally 1/2 inch or less for most places. The NAM is printing 0.18″ for Birmingham, while the GFS is at 0.34″. You hear a little thunder due to the cold air aloft, but the air at the surface will be cool and stable, and there is no risk of severe weather.

COOLER TOMORROW: Rain ends from west to east tomorrow morning across Alabama, but clouds will hang tough all day, and we won’t get out of the 50s. Another wave clips the northeast corner of the state tomorrow night, and there might even be a raindrop or two there, but it won’t amount to much.

WEDNESDAY: Sunshine returns to Alabama, but the day will be breezy and cool thanks to another nor’easter that promises to bring more problems to the upper Atlantic coast of the U.S. Of course, there is no hurricane involved like last time, but this will bring winds of 30-50 mph to the coasts of New Jersey and Long Island, with potential for heavy rain on the coast and some inland snow. Here in our state not sure we can make it out of the 50s despite the return of sunshine.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Lots of sunshine on these days with a warming trend. We reach the low 60s Thursday, and upper 60s Friday.

OUR WEEKEND: Delightful weather should be the story, with sunny mild days and clear cool nights. The high both days will be around 70 degrees, with morning lows in the 40s. But, while we enjoy the nice weekend, to the west a large scale upper trough will be over the western half of the nation with very cold air and mountain snow. And, as this moves east, it has the potential to bring strong to severe storms to parts of North Texas, Oklahoma, Southeast Kansas, and Missouri Sunday and Sunday night.

STORMY MONDAY? The big trough will finally push storms into Alabama late Monday or Monday night of next week, and we will be monitoring parameters in coming days for severe weather potential. This is the fall tornado season, so getting this kind of setup is not unusual. Looks like the dynamic support could be weakening a bit when it moves into the state, but this event is 7 days away and it is just too early to be specific. See the Weather Xtreme video for the graphics and details.

STORM ALERT XTREME IS SATURDAY: Our annual storm spotter training is coming up this Saturday at the BJCC, as part of the Alabama International Auto show. We begin at 9:00, and you will be done at 2:00. And, as a “thank you”, you will get free admission into the car show. There is no cost, and no need to register, just show up. Brian Peters will be the trainer, and we ask all existing and potential Skywatchers to attend. We are excited that Kevin Laws of the NWS Birmingham will be conducting a session on using dual-pol radar. See you there!

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Category: Alabama's Weather