Dry Pattern For Most Of Alabama Through The Weekend
CALM WINTER WEATHER: High clouds are streaming into Alabama this afternoon, but much of the state won’t see any really meaningful precipitation for the next seven days. Parts of South Alabama will have a chance of some light rain tomorrow thanks to a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico… the best chance of rain in Alabama tomorrow will be along and south of a line from Mobile to Dothan, and amounts there should be under 1/2 inch. Otherwise, tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and cool with a high between 48 and 53 degrees.
Wednesday will be a sunny and colder day; after a low in the mid 20s we expect a high between 45 and 49 degrees. Dry weather continues Thursday with a high in the mid 50s. Clouds will likely return to the state Friday ahead of an upper trough and cold front, but the air will be very dry and the chance of signifiant precipitation looks very low at this point. Maybe a few sprinkles, but most places won’t see enough to measure. The high Friday will be in the 47-51 degree range.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday will be sunny and cold… we start the day well down in the 20s, and the high will be in the upper 30s and low 40s. Sunday will feature a sunny sky with a high between 50 and 55 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: The weather will be dry Monday and Tuesday; rain will likely return Wednesday or Thursday ahead of a cold front. An upper air pattern change will likely bring above average temperatures to Alabama and the Deep South next week… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
ON THIS DATE IN 1963: A cold wave was in progress across the Deep South. Birmingham dropped to -2F… other lows included -4 at Huntsville, -3 at Muscle Shoals, -1 at Anniston, 3 at Tuscaloosa, 5 at Montgomery, and 8 at Mobile.
ON THIS DATE IN 1967: A tornado outbreak across the Central U.S. was the furthest north ever recorded in the winter up to that time. Severe weather occurred across a good portion of the southeast and east-central Iowa. Two-inch hail fell at Armstrong, and over two dozen tornadoes were reported. Five miles north of Fort Madison, one fatality occurred from a tornado, along with six injuries. A tornado causing F4 damage killed 3 people and injured 216 in St. Louis County, Missouri. Storms also affected parts of northern and central Illinois. One strong tornado in Mason County killed one person and injured three others. Another tornado moved across the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area, injuring five people.
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