Dry Air Settles Into Alabama
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THIS AFTERNOON: The sky is indeed clearing slowly across Alabama. The sun is out in full force in areas north and west of Birmingham, with clouds lingering over the eastern counties. We go clear statewide tonight as dry air takes over.
Tomorrow and Friday look like delightful days, with a good supply of sunshine both days along with a high around 80. Low level moisture will begin to return Friday, but the day should be dry.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK: The 12Z GFS and ECMWF are trending farther south with the surface low along the Gulf Coast. This will still mean wet weather for Alabama over the weekend, but if the morning runs are correct the heaviest rain will come over the southern half of the state, where strong storms will be possible near the Gulf Coast. SPC defines a severe weather risk on Saturday for the southern quarter of Alabama, generally south of U.S. 84, and all of the state of Florida, even down to Miami and Key West.
With the surface low to the south, severe weather should not be an issue here over North and Central Alabama, and the 12Z runs now suggest 1/2 to 1 inch of rain for this end of the state.
While Saturday still looks wet at times, for now it looks like the rain won’t be quite as heavy or steady as it looked yesterday. We will mention periods of rain Saturday and Sunday; perhaps the most widespread rain comes late Saturday and Saturday night. I know there are many outdoor events scheduled this weekend; let’s look at the next two runs and we will make adjustments as needed on the forecast package for early tomorrow.
NEXT WEEK: Mornings will be cooler early next week with 40s likely early Monday and Tuesday. The first half of the week will be dry with sunny mild days and clear cool nights. See the Weather Xtreme video for details… the good news is that we don’t see any really significant severe weather setup for Alabama and the Deep South for the next 15 days.
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