CLEARING: The sky will clear across Alabama over the next 6 hours as dry air punches into the state from the west. We project a low mostly in the mid 30s early tomorrow, but a few colder spots could see a light freeze.
RADAR CHECK: A band of rain is over parts of East and South Alabama early this morning, generally south of a line from Centre to Calera to Demopolis. This rain is in response to a wave moving along a stalled front over South Alabama… as the wave moves eastward the rain will end by mid-morning, and the sky becomes mostly sunny statewide this afternoon.
RADAR CHECK: Showers are pretty much out of the state this afternoon… we are seeing just a few patches of drizzle over East Alabama. The sky is clearing over the northwest counties, and all of the state will be clear tonight. We expect a low in the upper 40s for most places early tomorrow morning.
RADAR CHECK: Showers and thunderstorms are fairly widespread across the southern 2/3 of Alabama this afternoon, ahead of a rare July cold front over the Tennessee Valley. This front will continue southward tonight, and much of the state will be in very dry air late tonight. This will set the stage for a very nice Fourth of July weekend.
DRIER AIR PUSHING INTO NORTH ALABAMA: The sky has cleared over the northern third of the state this afternoon, where the sky is mostly sunny. Clouds linger over the southern half of the state, but there is very little rain on radar. Scattered showers or storms are possible tonight over South Alabama.
RADAR CHECK: Rain and strong storms are moving along the Alabama Gulf Coast early this morning, and there is some patchy light rain over the northern counties as well. All of this rain will move out of the state by mid-morning, and the sky becomes partly to mostly sunny by late morning, and into the afternoon as drier air arrives. The high today will be in the 67-71 degree range.
IMPROVING WEATHER: We expect a clearing sky for Alabama today as drier air works into the state, but temperatures will remain below average. Highs will be in the 40-45 degree range for most communities… the average high for Birmingham on February 19 is 60. Tonight will be clear and cold… we drop into the 17-25 degree range early tomorrow morning.
CLEARING: The sky has cleared over the northern third of the state this afternoon where the sun is out in full force, but clouds linger over the central and southern counties, where some scattered light rain is still in progress. Rain will end this evening, and the sky becomes mostly fair statewide tonight. There is a chance we see some dense fog after midnight with a clear sky, light wind, and wet ground.
COLDER, DRIER: A large mass of rain has moved out of Alabama early this morning; it brought rain amounts of one to two inches to much of the state. A small, brief tornado apparently touch down shortly after 1:00 a.m. in Southwest Jefferson County near the Hoover/Bessemer line knocking down some trees and power lines.
