A Midday Look At Central Alabama’s Weather

RADAR CHECK AT 12:40PM

At this point throughout Central Alabama, much of the area is covered in a blanket of clouds, but there are a few breaks letting a few rays to make it to the surface. There is some light to moderate rainfall moving across the southern half of the area at this point, stretching from just west of Ranburne to the southwest to Sylacauga to Thorsby to Butler. These are pushing off to the east and should be out of the state within a few hours. There are a few more widely scattered showers out there, but the rainfall amounts on those are very light. Temperatures are currently in the mid-50s to the mid-60s from north to south throughout the area.

BIRMINGHAM’S RECORDS & NORMS
The normal high for December 18th is 55ºF, while the normal low is 35ºF. The record high of 76ºF was set back in 1984. The record low of 8ºF was set back in 1901. Sunset will occur at 4:42 PM CST this afternoon.

WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE DAY

Skies will continue to be partly sunny throughout the remainder of this afternoon and early evening as a warm front continues to creep its way northward through Central Alabama. There is a chance of some sprinkles to light showers for areas along and south of the I-20 corridor, with rainfall amounts of less than 1/10th of an inch. Afternoon highs will range throughout the 60s from north to south, and maybe hitting 70ºF in the extreme southern parts of the area. For tonight, shower chances will diminish for the southern parts of the area while another shot for showers move in after midnight from the northwest. Some areas of dense fog may develop and I wouldn’t be surprised if a Fog Advisory is issued later this afternoon. Overnight lows will be in the upper 40s to the upper 50s.

MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY

We’ll have a decent shot at rain throughout Central Alabama on Tuesday, with the higher chances in the northern parts of the area. While severe weather is not expected, we could have a few thunderstorms move through especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms will become more likely during the late night and into the overnight hours, and a few storms could become strong with gusty winds being the main threat. Afternoon highs will range throughout the 60s from north to south, with lower 70s possible in the extreme southern parts of the area.

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR WEDNESDAY

Even though our weather has remained pretty quiet throughout the fall, we are in the middle of our secondary severe weather season, and we do have a threat on Wednesday. At this time, there is a marginal threat for severe weather for nearly all of Central Alabama, with the main window for severe weather to occur starting around 3 AM and lasting until noon. The main threats will be from damaging thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 MPH, but there is a low-end tornado threat as well. Stay informed with the AlabamaWx team.

THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY
1957 – A tornado swept across Jackson County, Williamson County and Franklin County in southern Illinois killing eleven persons.

1986 – A strong winter storm, which developed off the coast of New Jersey and moved out to sea, lashed the northeastern U.S. with high winds, heavy rain, and heavy snow. The storm left snowfall amounts of up to 30 inches in Vermont, 24 inches in Massachusetts, and 20 inches in New Hampshire. The highest rainfall amounts approached four inches in southern New England, where winds gusted to 70 mph.

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