Midday Nowcast: Sunshine in Full Supply

A gorgeous spring day is underway as we seeing ample sunshine and highs this afternoon will be in the mid-70s. Late tonight, a cold front will push into the state and will squeeze out a few scattered showers over North Alabama, but moisture will be limited, rain amounts will be very light and spotty and the rain will actually dissipate as it pushes south through the state. Lows tonight will again return to the upper 40s for much of North/Central Alabama.

FANTASTIC FRIDAY: Behind the front, a cooler and drier air mass settles into the state for tomorrow. Expect abundant sunshine with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Also, it will be breezy at times, with a northerly winds in the 10-20 mph range. Friday night will be another clear and cold one as lows fall into the 40s.

MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND: Saturday will be dry and pleasant, with a good supply of sunshine, the high will be around 80°. Clouds increase late Sunday, and we will bring showers and thunderstorms back to the forecast late Sunday night, but most of Mother’s Day should be dry. Sunday’s high will be in the low 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 120.4F at Nuwasib, Kuwait. The lowest observation was -106.4F at University Dome, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 105F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was 11F at Peter Sinks, UT. 

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