Midday Nowcast: More Sun For Most, Clouds for Others

Oh so nice across Alabama today with more sun than clouds, in most locations, except North and Northeast Alabama, where clouds are more prevalent. We are seeing highs in the mid to upper 60s as we roll into and through the afternoon. Tonight will be clear and chilly and with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Another front will pass through Alabama tonight, in dry fashion, reinforcing the dry air is place setting the stage for an incredible weekend of weather.

USA BRIEF: Gusty winds will impact the Northern Plains and portions of the Upper Midwest. Those winds partnered with very dry conditions will result in elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the north-central Plains. Record warmth is possible in portions of the West. Conversely, areas in the Eastern U.S. will experience temps 10-20 degrees below normal through early next week.

WONDERFUL WEEKEND WEATHER: Both Saturday and Sunday will feature sunny, pleasant days and clear, chilly nights. The highs tomorrow will be in the mid 60s, followed by lows 60s Sunday. Lows should be in the 30s early Sunday morning for most places across North/Central Alabama. Scattered frost is likely, and colder pockets could see a late season freeze. We also note that tomorrow will be breezy with a gusty northwest wind of 10-25 mph at times.

NEXT WEEK: We rise into the 70s Monday with a good supply of sunshine. Dry weather will likely continue Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the low 80s. On Wednesday, a dynamic storm system, will produce severe weather west of Alabama and these storms should move into Alabama Wednesday and into Thursday. The SPC has western counties of Alabama in a severe weather risk in their “Day 6” outlook for this event.

For now, it looks like the main window for rain and storms will come from about 6PM Wednesday through 9AM Thursday. Thankfully this will be coming at a time when instability values are low (late night/early morning), but storms still could be strong to severe with the main threat coming from strong winds. We will be much more specific on this threat over the next few days. Dry air returns to the state late Thursday and into Friday.

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 112.3F at Matam, Senegal. The lowest observation was -83.0F at Concordia, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 96F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was -5F at Gould, CO.

WEATHER ON THIS DATE IN 1843: A second great snowstorm hit the northeastern U.S. The storm produced snow from Maine all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Natchez MS received three inches of snow, and up to 15 inches buried eastern Tennessee. Coastal Maine received 204 inches of snow that winter.

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