Rain and storms this morning are moving into a stable air mass, and there is little to no threat of severe weather today. Tomorrow, the threat of severe storms increases across Alabama.
The SPC has increased the risk of severe weather for portions of Alabama to a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms this afternoon for Central and South Alabama.
Much needed rain is in the forecast for Alabama to start this week. It has been wet this morning and we continue to see areas of rain across Alabama at the midday hours.
It is a dry and nice day of weather across Alabama as we are seeing a mix of sun and clouds and afternoon highs are in the upper 60s to low 70s. Tonight, a strong cold front will bring rain and storms back to Alabama and a few strong storms are possible after midnight.
Today through Friday, scattered showers and storms are expected each day, rain distribution will not be very even due to the scattered nature of the activity.
Afternoon temperatures are in the 90s today, and we will again mention scattered afternoon showers and storms, but most locations will remain dry. Rain chances are in the 25-45% range.
This afternoon and evening an approaching front will cause showers and thunderstorms to increase over the northern third of the state.
Some strong storms possible this afternoon across Alabama. All eyes are on the tropics as our next system is beginning to develop and will cause issues for Florida this weekend.
Heat Advisories remain in effect for all of Alabama today, and will likely be been extended into the weekend; Improving drought conditions across all of Alabama since last week.
We have some very typical weather ahead for Alabama the rest of this week. Expect partly sunny, hot, humid days and the risk of some afternoon showers and storms.
The trend for the rest of the week will be for lower rain chances and higher heat levels as an upper ridge rebuilds over the region. Highs the rest of this week will mid 90s each day.
Scattered rain and storms remain in the forecast today and through the weekend as a very tropical air mass remains in place across Alabama.
The beneficial rains over the last week have helped drought conditions to improve across portions of Alabama, but again, it takes a while for drought conditions to form, and it takes time for drought conditions to go away.
It is a new day, but the forecast is not changing as a tropical, unstable air mass remains in place across Alabama and the Deep South this week. We are seeing scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms on the radar today and for the next couple of days.
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