Cooler Today; Rain Returns Tomorrow
COOL MONDAY MORNING: Temperatures are in the upper 40s and low 50s this morning; Vic Bell up at Black Creek near Gadsden reports 43. We stay dry today, but high clouds will increase, coming from the big MCS (mesoscale convective system) over Southwest Louisiana. The high this afternoon will be in the low 70s; the average high for April 27 (for Birmingham) is 77 degrees.
TO THE WEST: A tornado watch has been issued for parts much of Louisiana until 1:00p CT…
That MCS is moving southeast, and will not bother the northern two-thirds of Alabama.
TOMORROW/WEDNESDAY: A surface low will move along the Gulf Coast, meaning the severe weather risk will be confined to the far southern part of Alabama tomorrow; severe storms are possible on the coast from Mobile over to Gulf Shores, Pensacola, and Panama City, but up this way we will just deal with rain. The high resolution NAM suggests the rain could begin early tomorrow morning, and we will have periods of rain through the day, tomorrow night, and into Wednesday morning. We won’t get out of the 60s both days, and with a cool, stable airmass in place I doubt if we hear any thunder.
Rain amounts of around 1 inch are likely, and the rain will taper off during the day Wednesday as the surface low moves northeast. The sky becomes partly sunny Thursday as drier air works into the state.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The weather could not be better, with sunny pleasant days, fair cool nights, and low humidity. Expect low 70s Friday, mid 70s Saturday, and a high close to 80 by Sunday afternoon.
RACE WEEKEND AT TALLADEGA: A big thumbs up for the weather. Dry conditions at the Talladega Superspeedway Thursday; maybe some lingering clouds during the morning, partly sunny by afternoon. Then, sunny weather is the story Friday through Sunday with highs generally in the 70s, perhaps close to 80 Sunday afternoon. Friday morning will be cool with mid 40s likely, the low early Saturday will be close to 50, with lows in the mid 50s Sunday.
The first half of next week looks relatively dry… see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
ON THIS DATE IN 2011: A generational tornado outbreak produced 62 tornadoes in Alabama, killing 252 people.
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