Moisture Levels Rise Today
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WARMER TODAY: Again this morning low clouds and fog has formed across Alabama, but that should burn off by mid-morning. Temperatures will rise into the 77 to 80 degree range across Alabama today with a partly sunny sky. We will mention the chance of a few showers this afternoon and tonight, but they should be pretty widely spaced. There might even be some thunder in spots.
TOMORROW: An upper trough will move through Alabama, but the main energy centers will be to the north and south, meaning rain here should be light and spotty. We will mention the chance of some light rain at times, with rain totals generally under a quarter of an inch. No severe weather, and probably no thunder. The models suggest the best chance of getting rain will come during the morning hours, with drier air slowly working into the state during the afternoon. And, there could be a few intervals of sunshine away from the showers. The high will be close to 70.
SUNDAY: Should be a sunny but cool day. Again, models have trended cooler; both the GFS and the NAM are printing a low of 44 early Sunday morning, with an afternoon high not too far from 70 degrees. Expect a cool north breeze of 10 to 20 mph.
NEXT WEEK: Cool mornings will headline the forecast early in the week as an intense surface low moves through the Northeast U.S. bringing the threat of heavy, wet snow from West Virginia up into interior parts of New England. The coolest morning, most likely, will be early Tuesday. The is printing 41 degrees for Birmingham, and if correct that of course would mean some 30s for colder spots over North Alabama, and just maybe some risk of light frost. Otherwise, the weather looks great with sunny mild days and those clear chilly nights. A few isolated showers could show up late in the week as moisture levels rise, but nothing organized is expected.
AT THE BEACH: Today will be partly to mostly sunny along the Gulf Coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores with a high in the mid 70s. Showers and a few storms are likely tomorrow, but the sun returns on Sunday. Most of next week looks great with sunny mild days and fair pleasant nights. Highs stay in the 70s.
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