Warm Weekend Weather

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We get a wonderful weekend – at least weather-wise – for Central Alabama. A bit of a chilly start this morning with temperatures dipping down to near the 40-degree mark in many locations – some colder spots getting into the upper 30s. But with a nice supply of sun, I expect to see the air warm into the lower 70s for most people – so spots probably edge into the middle 70s.

With the upper ridge holding over the eastern third of the country on Sunday, we warm up even more with highs reaching the lower 80s. But look for an increase in clouds by late in the day and into the evening hours as the next system begins to come our way out of the Rockies.

A strong short wave will move quickly across the Central US on Monday bringing a cold front close to the area by midday Monday. This should make for a wet afternoon and evening Monday with rain and storms ending early Tuesday morning. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with this system. The surface low is pretty far north – well into the Great Lakes area – but the strength of the trough along with strong dynamics moving moisture well northward with a strong low level jet means we’ll have to be watching this system carefully.

With a fast flow aloft, that trough moves by quickly with opens us back up for good weather Tuesday afternoon into Thursday. But by Thursday, while we remain under a ridge, the southwesterly flow aloft will bring moisture across the area and open the possibility for isolated to scattered showers each day into the weekend. It appears, if the GFS is correct on this, that the upper systems go into a short period with little movement. The ridge stay with us through Saturday before the western US trough kicks out bringing us the potential for another wet start to the work week.

Venturing further into voodoo, the GFS does maintain a fairly fast flow along with a continual train of traveling weather systems. One could affect us Monday the 11th and again around the 16th.

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I’m visiting my daughter in Chicago where it remains fairly chilly – lows in the 20s and highs barely climbing into the 50s. Make for some brisk trips outside. I hope you have an opportunity to enjoy the great weather on tap for Central Alabama. Have a great day and Godspeed.

-Brian-

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