It certainly was a chilly morning across the area, but with a sky full of sunshine we are seeing temperatures head towards the 60 degree mark in many locations this afternoon.
There remain some clouds over Southeast Alabama late this morning, but even there, these should give way to ample afternoon sunshine. Overall, a very nice final day of February. Tonight will be another clear and chilly with lows in the low to mid 30s.
HELLO MARCH: We start the new month off with continued sunshine and a warming trend. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 60s, and closer to 70° on Wednesday. For Thursday and Friday it looks like we surge into the mid 70s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Moisture levels will rise over the weekend, and though most of the state will stay dry, we will need to mention a few showers are possible, but mainly confined to the northwest corner of the state…otherwise expect partly sunny, warm days and fair nights. The high both days will be close to 80 degrees; it will be the warmest weekend so far this year.
BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.
WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 120.4F at Garoua, Cameroon. Wiluna Airport, Australia. The lowest observation was -69.3F at Concordia, Antarctica.
CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 91F at Sebring, FL. The lowest observation was -23F at Mount Washington, NH.
WEATHER ON THIS DATE IN 2012: The first confirmed February tornado in Nebraska state history struck Lincoln and Logan Counties shortly after 4PM. The EF-0 tornado was on the ground intermittently for up to six minutes and traveled 3 miles before dissipating in southwest Logan County. The path of the tornado was over open rangeland and cropland where limited damage occurred. Patches of snow were still on the ground at the time.
