Rain Out of Here

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Central Alabama enjoyed a nice soaking rain overnight, and the rain has moved east of the area this morning. Clouds will hang in there for much of the day, but we should see some peeks at the sun during the late morning and afternoon hours. It will be about typical for this time of year with highs in the middle 50s.

Don’t get used to the dry weather because it looks like rain chances return Sunday night and stick with us until Christmas Eve. A short wave zips by on Sunday night and early Monday setting up a wedge situation that will likely bring the best rain chances to eastern sections of Central Alabama. That short wave moves quickly by as a deep trough begins to get carved out over the Central US. This will keep us unsettled with rain chances into Wednesday.

Tuesday and Wednesday, a deep trough is carved out over the Central US that is going to bring quite a chill down for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Look for rain chances Tuesday and Wednesday with the rain coming to an end late in the day Christmas Eve. But temperatures on Christmas Eve are not likely to get out of the 40s for Central Alabama.

The trough moves by us on Christmas Eve, but the upper air pattern will retain the long wave trough position along the Mississippi River keeping us cool into next weekend. Christmas Day should be dry so the kids can get outside to play with whatever Santa Claus brought with highs back into the 50s. We should stay dry until Saturday with temperatures pretty close to seasonal values.

Looking out into week 2, also known as voodoo country, the pattern maintains a cool look with a long wave trough situated over the eastern half of the country. Looks like some wet weather as we head into 2015.

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I plan to have the next Weather Xtreme Video posted here by 8 am or so on Sunday. Enjoy the day and be sure to perform at least one act of kindness today. Godspeed.

-Brian-

Category: Alabama's Weather