WET AT TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND: Tomorrow will be cloudy and cool; many communities across the northern half of Alabama won’t get out of the 40s. Rain moves in during the afternoon hours… for now it looks like the main window for rain will come from noon until midnight. With a stable airmass in place, no worries with severe thunderstorms, and no thunder. Rain amounts will be generally 1/2 inch or less for most places.
QUIET WEEK: We are starting off the day with a fair sky and temperatures in the 30s and 40s at daybreak. We project a high between 62 and 65 degrees for most communities today with clouds slowly on the increase. A cold front will pass through the state tonight, and it looks like there will be enough moisture for a few showers along the front; rain amounts should be generally 1/4″ or less. Best chance of showers will come from about 7:00 p.m. through 3:00 a.m.
COOL, MOSTLY DRY: Clouds linger across Alabama in the wake of a cold front that passed through the state last night; temperatures are in the upper 40s and low to mid 50s, and those numbers won’t change much all day with a cool north breeze. Clearing will begin this afternoon, and tonight will be clear but chilly. We project lows early tomorrow in the 38-42 degree range for most North/Central Alabama communities… colder pockets could see some light frost.
CLOUDS HANGING TOUGH: Most of Alabama remains under a cloudy sky this afternoon, although the far southern counties are enjoying some sun. Temperatures remain well below average for late October; most North Alabama communities are in the 50s. Tonight will be dry, but overcast for most of the state.
PLEASANT FALL WEATHER CONTINUES: For most of Alabama dry weather continues today; the exception is along the Gulf Coast where periods of rain are likely. Most of that rain will fall over Mobile and Baldwin counties… for the rest of the state the sky will be partly sunny with a high in the low 70s. Tomorrow will be dry statewide; with ample sunshine temperatures rise into the low 70s again. Clouds will thicken tomorrow night.
RADAR CHECK: Rain is still falling in the cool air over North/Central Alabama early this morning; that rain should end by mid-morning… but clouds will linger through much of the day. We could begin to see some clearing by late afternoon, but it will probably be tonight before the clouds go away for many places. Temperatures won’t get out of the 60s today, and some communities north of Birmingham could hold in the cool 50s for the second day in a row.
BIG THERMAL CONTRAST: We have a big 31 degree swing across Alabama this afternoon… at 2:00 we are seeing 55 degrees at Cullman and Haleyville north of a cold front over Central Alabama, but to the south we have 86 at Montgomery and Auburn with a partly sunny sky. Light rain is fairly widespread over North Alabama, north of the front.
FEELS LIKE WINTER: Temperatures are generally in the 48-54 degree range across the northern half of the state this afternoon; we should be close to 70 degrees in late March. The sky is cloudy, but there is very little rain on radar.
WINDY/COOL DAY AHEAD: Temperatures are in the mid 30s across most of North/Central Alabama early this morning, although a few spots have dropped to freezing. Just before daybreak Cullman reports 32 degrees. We have a northwest wind of 6-12 mph, and accordingly no frost issues. Today will be sunny and cool with a strong northwest wind averaging 15-25 mph.
Today will be another sunny, cool day with a high in the mid 50s, about ten degrees below average for mid-March in Alabama. And, tonight, a freeze warning is in effect for almost all of Alabama…
