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COOL DAY: A deep upper trough over the eastern U.S. will bring a breezy and cool day to Alabama today; we have a few sprinkles on radar this morning over the northern third of the state, but significant amounts of rain are not likely today. The high will be in the mid to upper 60s, about 7 to 10 degrees below average for this time of the year. There will be some sun at times; South Alabama will be mostly sunny. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low well down in the 40s.
BIG WARM-UP: The upper trough will be replaced by a strong upper ridge across the Deep South later this week; that will bring the warmest weather so far this year to Alabama by the end of the week and the weekend… it will be a nice preview of summer. The high Thursday will be close to 80; that will be followed by low 80s Friday, and low to mid 80s over the weekend. The dewpoints will be rising, so humidity levels will be a bit on the high side adding to that “summer feel”. I guess an isolated shower could pop up somewhere over the weekend, but the warm air aloft associated with the ridge should keep most places dry.
LONG RANGE: The general storm track will remain north of Alabama through the first week of May, so at this point we don’t see any big severe weather or heavy rain threats. Looks like showers could return toward the middle of next week, but for now it doesn’t look like a major rain event.
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This morning I will be on the road to Cherokee County for a weather program for the 5th graders at Centre Elementary… look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 3:30 this afternoon. Enjoy the day!
