Midday Nowcast: More Clouds than Sun to End the Week

FINALLY FRIDAY: Today is featuring a mostly cloudy sky with a high in the low 80s. Like yesterday, a few scattered showers or storms are possible with the approach of a surface front, but many locations will remain dry. Again, the SPC has much of North Alabama in a Level 1 risk of severe storms due to the potential of gusty winds and hail.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For April 19th, the average high for Birmingham is 76° and the average low is 53°. The record high is 91° set in 2006, while the record low is 27° set in 1983. We average 0.16” of precipitation on this date, and the record value is 3.36” set in 2020.

WEEKEND WEATHER: The front will sag southward through the state over the weekend and Saturday will feature a mix of sun and clouds and some scattered showers are possible at anytime. There could be a rumble of thunder, but no risk of severe storms, and rain amounts should be mostly 1/2 inch or less. On Sunday, a low pressure rides up and along the front that will be stalled across South Alabama, bringing more widespread rain to the state. It won’t rain all day, but it will be rather wet at times and a much cooler day with temperatures struggling to climb out of the 50s.

RACE WEEKEND: A few passing showers are likely Saturday at the Talladedga Superspeedway, but there is a decent chance they get the races in with a high in the 70s. The weather Sunday will be more problematic with rain expected to be more widespread. Still, not raining all day, and there is a chance they get the Geico 500 in, but also understand there is a chance it will have to be run Monday, when dry weather returns to Alabama.

Sunday will be sharply cooler with temperatures hovering in the mid to upper 50s through the day with a cool north breeze along with the rain.

NEXT WEEK: The first half of the week will be dry with a warming trend as temperatures return to the 70s Monday and Tuesday. Rain and storms will return to the state for the second half of the week, but at this time, this doesn’t look to be a severe weather setup for Alabama. Temperatures for the latter half of the week will return to the 80s.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 115.0F at Joba, Oman. The lowest observation was -94.4F at Vostok, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 105F at Rio Grande Village, TX. The lowest observation was 1F Lake Yellowstone, WY.

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