Showers & Storms In The North, Few Scattered Showers In The South

Radar Check At 1:55 PM

We continue to have showers and a few thunderstorms moving through the extreme northern portions of Central Alabama as we have crossed over into the afternoon hours. A few scattered showers are developing in the south and are moving northeastward. The main band of rain in the north will generally stay roughly in the same areas throughout the remainder of the afternoon, while more scattered showers will develop and move across portions of the southern 2/3rds of the area. A cold front will finally start the push in our direction, and forcing rain and thunderstorms into the rest of the area for the evening throughout the rest of the day and into Saturday morning. A few storms could be strong, especially along and south of the I-20 corridor. The best chance of stronger to severe storms will be in the south and southwestern parts of Central Alabama, especially after 10:00 PM. Details on the severe weather is below. Afternoon highs top out in the mid-60s to the upper 70s from northwest to southeast, with lows in the lower 40s to the lower 60s as the cold front starts pushing into the area.

Possible Strong To Severe Storms In The South Tonight-Early Saturday Morning

A few strong to severe storms are possible over the southwestern parts of Central Alabama later tonight and into the pre-dawn hours on Saturday, as a warm front begins to lift northward from the Gulf Coast. The SPC has a Slight Risk for severe storms defined over the southwestern part of the state which includes the southwestern parts of Sumter and Marengo counties. A Marginal Risk expands north and eastward from the Slight Risk location up to a line from Reform to Brent to Autaugaville to Clio in southwestern Bullock County. At this point, the severe potential does not look all that impressive for those risk areas, but we’ll have to see how much instability is available as the front moves northward. The main threat will be from isolated damaging straight-line thunderstorm winds up to 60 MPH, with a very small brief tornado threat for the Slight Risk locations.

The Central Alabama Weekend
Saturday will start off with showers and a few thunderstorms, but those will come to an end early and temperatures will be falling throughout the day. A few light showers or sprinkles are possible during the remainder of the day and into the evening hours. We will end up seeing temperatures nearly 20 degrees below average for early April, and winds will make it raw outdoors. Temperatures will top out early in the lower 50s to the mid-60s from northwest to southeast, but will be dropping into the 40s by late afternoon. Winds will be breezy at 10-15 MPH out of the north, with gusts up to 20 MPH possible. Winds will slow somewhat for the late evening and throughout the overnight hours, and lows will dip into the upper 20s to the upper 30s.

A Freeze Watch will go into effect at 2:00 AM Sunday till 9:00 AM Sunday for Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker, and Winston counties.

After a chilly start on Sunday morning, we’ll have plenty of sunshine with just a few clouds during the day. Temperatures will still be below normal, but highs will reach the lower to mid-60s throughout the northern 2/3rds of the area with the south in the upper 60s. Clouds start to roll back in for the overnight hours and a few scattered showers are possible before sunrise on Monday. Lows rebound and will be in the mid-40s to the mid-50s.

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