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RIGHT NOW: We are beginning the day with a clear, cool morning across our state; we note Gadsden has dropped to 37 degrees, but most other places are in the 40s. We will warm quickly, with a high in the mid 70s for most communities this afternoon with a good supply of sunshine.
SHOWERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON? The RPM model has been consistent in showing scattered showers and thunderstorms across North Alabama tomorrow afternoon, and seeing the same thing from the hires WRF this morning, I think we will need to insert that into the forecast. No big deal, but a few places could see a brief shower or storm during the peak of the daytime heating process as surface CAPE values rise to over 1,000 j/kg, and low level convergence sets up adding to the lifting process. Otherwise, tomorrow will be a partly sunny day with a high in the low 80s.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Still looking warm and dry, with highs in the 81 to 85 degree range with a good supply of sunshine each day. The weather will begin to look and feel like summer. Great weather for race weekend at Talladega.
NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: The 00Z GFS shows our next good chance of showers and storms Wednesday night and Thursday of next week as a decent upper trough moves through, but the upper ridge builds back right after that with a return to dry and warm conditions as we get into the month of May.
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