Showers continue over West Alabama early this afternoon ahead of a trough over the Arklatex. Moisture is riding up and being lifted up over an easterly flow being produced by high pressure to the north.
At 12:10, radar showed the best concentation of showers straddling the Alabama/Mississippi border counties of Kemper and Lauderdale in Mississippi and Sumter in Alabama. In our state, the activity extends into Green, Hale and Marengo Counties. As it streams northeast, it things a bit into Pickens, northern Tuscaloosa, Walker and into Cullman Counties.
Surface observations show moderate rain at Meridian, but none was falling at Tusacaloosa yet. The moisture influx is being neutralized by drier air flowing in at the surface from the east.
Over central Alabam, dewpoints are in the 50s, while in Mississippi they are in the 60s. The dewpoint at Atlanta this hour is a refreshing 52F.
Most of the activity will continue to stay west of I-65 because of the drier air.
Clouds are thickest west of I-65. A good supply of sunshine is being experienced over eastern sections of the state.
Temperatures are in the middle 70s, heading toward highs near 80 degrees.
