ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY: The sky is sunny across Alabama this afternoon, and temperatures are mostly in the 67-72 degree range. The average high for Birmingham on April 19 is 75. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low between 46 and 52 degrees.
REST OF THE WEEK: Most of the state will stay dry tomorrow through Friday; we will mention just the risk of isolated showers over the northwest corner of the state Friday. We will have partly sunny days, fair nights, with highs between 76 and 82 degrees.
MARVELOUS MARCH MONDAY: After a cold start with many communities below freezing, temperatures have reached the low 70s in many areas this afternoon with sunshine in full supply. Tonight will be clear with a low between 35 and 45 degrees, as a very dry airmass continues to cover the region.
Look for a nice warm-up across Alabama today… with sunshine in full supply the high today will be in the 68-73 degree range. The average high for Birmingham on March 8 is 65.
ON THE MAPS: An upper trough over the Southern Plains will bring clouds into Alabama today, and potential for a few sprinkles of rain tonight and early tomorrow. Moisture will be very limited, and most places won’t see enough rain to measure… the high today will be in the mid 60s. The average high for Birmingham on March 5 is 64.
RADAR CHECK: Rain continues this morning ahead of a cold front south of a line from Thomasville to Montgomery to Lafayette. The front will continue to drift southward this morning, and the best chance of showers today will be confined to the southern quarter of the state. North/Central Alabama will be dry with a partially sunny sky… the high will be in the low 50s for most communities.
CLOUDLESS SKY: We have a cobalt blue sky over Alabama this afternoon with temperatures mostly in the 50-55 degree range. Tonight will be clear… most places will see a low between 25 and 32 degrees early tomorrow.
PLEASANT WINTER DAY: With a mostly sunny sky, temperatures are generally in the low to mid 50s this afternoon over the northern half of the state, with low 60s for South Alabama. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 26-34 degree range.
