Rain At Times Today; A Few Thunderstorms
RADAR CHECK: Showers are mainly over the southern half of Alabama early this morning, but we will mention periods of rain statewide today ahead of a cold front. Some thunder is possible, and SPC maintains a low end “marginal risk” of severe thunderstorms for South Alabama later today and early tonight.
Heavier storms over the southern half of Alabama this afternoon could produce gusty winds; a brief isolated tornado is possible, but not likely. Additional rain amounts will be generally under 1/2 inch for the northern counties through tonight, with amounts over one inch likely to the south.
This will be the warmest day of the week with highs in the 67-72 degree range. Temperatures could begin to fall late in the day around the Shoals in Northwest Alabama as a cold front pushes through. The rain will be over by midnight tonight in most places, and colder air invades with temperatures dropping into the 30s by daybreak tomorrow.
TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY: Tomorrow will be breezy and much colder with a high between 47 and 54 degrees. The sky becomes partly to mostly sunny as drier air arrives. North Alabama will see a freeze early Thursday morning with most places reaching the upper 20s. Thursday and Friday will be cool and dry with afternoon highs generally in the 50s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Forecast confidence remains fairly low, but models are trending a bit drier. We will mention a chance of showers mainly late Saturday afternoon and Saturday night; for now it looks like the best chance of some rain will come from about 5:00 Saturday through 6:00 a.m. Sunday, with amounts mostly 1/2 inch or less. Highs will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. Just understand the forecast could change as we get closer to the weekend.
NEXT WEEK: Highs will be mostly in the low to mid 60s through the week; which is a little above average for mid-December in Alabama. Nighttime temperatures will be above freezing, and a decent part of the week will be dry. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
ON THIS DATE IN 1917: A cold wave covered much of the eastern half of the U.S… and it brought some of the coldest December temperatures on record to Alabama. Birmingham’s low on December 10, 1917 was 9 degrees.
Look for the next video briefing here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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