Hit And Miss Showers And Storms Today
RADAR CHECK: The radar looks more like June instead of April; we have a classic case of widely scattered, totally random showers and storms on radar this afternoon. They are moving northeast; a few spots are getting heavy rain… many places have yet to see a drop.
We will maintain the chance of showers and storms tonight with a weak surface front to the north.
TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY: There will be some risk of showers tomorrow and Wednesday, but for now it looks like they will be very widely spaced, and many places will be dry. Best chance of a shower will come during the afternoon and evening hours, generally between 2 and 8 p.m. Otherwise, we will forecast a mix of sun and clouds on these two days with a high close to 80 tomorrow, followed by low to mid 80s Wednesday.
Thursday looks warm and generally dry with a high in the mid 80s, but we will to mention a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Friday as another surface front approaches from the north. Friday’s high will be close to 80 degrees.
POTENTIALLY STORMY WEEKEND: Global models continue to show a fairly dynamic weather system that will impact Alabama over the weekend; a surface will move from Arkansas to Kentucky, with a trailing cold front supported by an upper trough. It is very difficult to pin down the exact timing this far in advance, but based on new model data, it looks like the main window for showers and storms will come from 12:00 noon Saturday until 9:00 a.m. Sunday. We should be able to narrow this down even more in coming days.
There will also be a risk of strong or severe storms; seems like the main threat from the stronger thunderstorms will come Saturday night. Again, too early to determine if there will be enough lift, instability, and shear for a significant threat. We will know much more in coming days as the weekend gets closer.
The high Saturday will be in the 77-80 degree range; Sunday will be much cooler with a high between 67 and 70 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: The week begins with a cool, dry airmass… a good chance we reach the 40s early Monday morning. Looks like we will have another chance of rain late in the week… see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
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