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BLUSTERY: Windy and cold weather has been the story for Alabama today… at 2:00 Birmingham was at 46 degrees, with a biting west wind averaging 14 mph, gusting to 23. Haleyville was at 42 degrees, which is 30 degrees below the average high for April 6.
We have noted a few sprinkles, mixed with sleet at times, across the Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama, with a few snow flakes to the north over Tennessee.
FREEZE WARNING: The GFS is printing 29, while the NAM shows 32 for Birmingham early tomorrow. With clouds and wind, temperatures will be fairly uniform, the most places will wind up somewhere between those two values. Wind chill index values will drop into the 20 degree range late tonight.
TOMORROW/WEDNESDAY: I am not convinced we will see that much sunshine tomorrow. A tongue of moisture will linger over much of Alabama tomorrow, and we will probably see sprinkles and flurries over the northern third of the state at times, especially north of U.S. 278. The sky will finally clear tomorrow night, setting the stage for another freeze early Wednesday.
The Wednesday morning freeze will most likely feature temperatures all over the board due to the radiational cooling effect; I figure the range will be from 22 in the coldest valleys to 37 on the ridge tops. Most places will wind up somewhere between 29 and 32 degrees again. Then, a warming trend begins Wednesday afternoon with a high in the 60s.
NEXT RAIN: Thursday will be dry and mild with a high in the 70s, but rain and storms will return late Thursday night and Friday. It looks at this time like the best chance of rain will come from 12:00 midnight Thursday night until 12:00 midnight Friday night; severe weather parameters are rather marginal, and rain totals should be in the one-half inch range.
OUR WEEKEND: The sky will become mostly sunny on Saturday with a high around 70. Easter Sunday looks dry and mild, but another round of showers and storms will most likely arrive one week from today, on Monday April 13.
VOODOO LAND: Watch the Weather Xtreme video for details on long range ideas; the GFS shows a decent rain/storm event here around April 18.
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I really enjoyed spending time this morning with the students at Southeast Bible College… I spoke at their morning chapel service, and then spend some time talking about children’s ministry work for a class later. Look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
