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Our forecast today will call for a clearing sky with a cool northwest breeze. Most of Alabama will be in sunshine this afternoon, but temperatures will not rise out of the 60s. Tonight will be unseasonably cool; we should be in the low 40s by daybreak tomorrow. Some of the coldest valleys will reach the upper 30s; not many more of these cool mornings left before the long hot summer gets here, so enjoy!
REST OF THE WEEK: We will be dry through Thursday with sunny days, clear nights, and a slow warming trend. We will be in the 70s Wednesday, and low 80s Thursday afternoon.
NEXT RAIN: Looks like the next rain event will be Friday night into Saturday with the next cold front. At this point it looks like the best chance of rain will come from about 9:00 p.m. Friday through 3:00 p.m. Saturday. The best dynamic support will remain well to the north, which should prevent a major severe weather threat. The first glance at this looks like we can expect about one-half to one inch of rain.
The 00Z GFS hints that drier air will slip in here Saturday night and Sunday, but another wave forms on the front Sunday night, with more rain back in here Monday of next week.
VOODOO LAND: The good news is that we don’t see any major severe weather threat for now through mid-May, but we will have occasional rain opportunities with surface fronts dipping down our way. The core of the jet stream seems to stay north of Alabama.
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I will be doing a weather program today at Brookwood Elementary School… I will be back in the office by early afternoon and the next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 3:30. Enjoy the day!
