WET AT TIMES: A disturbance will bring some rain to Alabama over the next 48 hours. While a few sprinkles are possible today, most of the daytime hours will be dry… clouds will increase with a high in the upper 60s. Rain is likely at times tonight and tomorrow morning; heaviest rain will come over Southwest Alabama where a flash flood watch remains in effect for Mobile and Washington counties.
RADAR CHECK: Large patches of light rain continue across much of Alabama this afternoon… some sleet was even in the mix over the northwest part of the state this afternoon where the air is colder. Temperatures are mostly in the 40s… the average high for Birmingham on March 2 is 63. Rain will end from west to east tonight, but clouds will linger.
WET IS THE WORD: A well defined upper air short wave will bring occasional rain to Alabama today; rain amounts of 1/2 inch are likely for the northern half of the state… some spots over South Alabama will see over one inch. The air will be cold and stable… most North Alabama communities will hold in the 40s all day, meaning no risk of severe storms, and probably no thunder.
RADAR CHECK: Rain lingers over parts of North and South Alabama this afternoon… the central counties are mostly dry. Temperatures are about 30 degrees colder than yesterday, when many communities soared into the low to mid 80s. A strong upper air short wave will bring widespread rain to Alabama late tonight and tomorrow; rain amounts of 1-2 inches are likely. It will be a cold rain as many cities will hold in the 40s all day, even down into South Alabama.
RADAR CHECK: A large mass of rain covers the northern 2/3 of Alabama early this morning as a cold front pushes through the state. Rain will taper off by midday for most places, but a few lingering showers are possible this afternoon. Temperatures will hold in the 50s over North Alabama today, with 60s and 70s over the southern half of the state ahead of the front.
RADAR CHECK: Rain is widespread early this morning north of I-20, over the northern third of the state. The rain will slowly diminish later this morning, and by afternoon most of the state will be dry with showers near and north of the Tennessee River. Some thunder is possible today, but odds of severe storms are very low, and SPC has dropped the “marginal risk” for most of the state.
RADAR CHECK: Rain covers much of North and West Alabama this morning, with a few embedded thunderstorms. Occasional rain will continue today… the storms involved are noisy and are producing heavy rain, but should remain below severe limits. A cold front is draped over the northwest part of Alabama early this morning, and there is a big thermal contrast
COLD, WET START TO THE WEEKEND: Clouds are increasing again across Alabama this afternoon as a wave of low pressure forms on a stalled front over far South Alabama. Some light rain is falling over the southern half of the state, and temperatures are mostly in the 50s.
