A Few Showers Out There, But Most Remain Dry At The Midday Report

As we have reached the 11 o’clock hour on this Monday morning, we have a few light showers over the east and northeastern parts of Central Alabama, while nearly the rest of the area is dry. Skies across the area where rain is not currently falling are mostly cloudy, but some sunshine is breaking through those clouds. Temperatures are currently in the upper 70s to the upper 80s across the area. Tuscaloosa is the warm spot at 88 degrees while Prattville was the cool spot at 76 degrees. Birmingham was at 82 degrees.

COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TODAY
A cold front will sweep through Central Alabama throughout the rest of the morning hours and through the afternoon that will be pulling in cooler and much drier air into the area. We’ll continue to have a chance of showers and thunderstorms out ahead of the front, but once the front passes your location, rain chances will be over. Highs will be in the 80s with the warmer temperatures occurring in the southwestern parts of the area. A few lingering showers may be left over in the east and southeastern parts of the area throughout the night time and overnight hours. Lows will be in the upper 50s to the upper 60s from northwest to southeast.

A MAINLY DRY DAY ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY
Much drier air moves in across a good portion of Central Alabama on Tuesday which will keep the western two-thirds of the area dry while only a slight chance of a few isolated to scattered showers will exist for the eastern-third. Afternoon highs will be in the upper 70s to the mid-80s across the area.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE TROPICS
The Atlantic Basin remains quiet today and no new tropical cyclones are expected to develop during the next five days.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER
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ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY
1752 – It is believed that this was the day Benjamin Franklin narrowly missed electrocution while flying a kite during a thunderstorm to determine if lightning is related to electricity.

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