A backdoor cold front is draped across Northeast Alabama this morning. It extends from Huntsville to Gadsden to Auburn.
A few showers and thunderstorms have formed along the boundary.
At 5 a.m. they extend from southern Cullman County near Dodge City into SW Blount County near Locust Fork to western St. Clair County between Ashville and Odenville then into Calhoun County and Etowah Counties from south of Glencoe to Weaver.
A couple of isolated showers are over Fayette and eastern Tuscaloosa County.
All of the activity is moving to the south and southeast at around 20 mph.
The eastern half of Jefferson County east of I-65 will enjoy some rainfall over the next couple of hours. Some lucky locations might receive a quarter of an inch of rain.
Temperatures are generally in the middle 60s early this morning. It is on the humid side, with dew points also in the 60s. A little fog is occurring in areas outside the showers.
The story today will be the warmth. Temperatures should rebound well into the 80s again today with widespread middle to upper 80s likely. A few spots in West Alabama may reach 90.
Temperatures over in Georgia will stay in the 70s today thanks to a cooler and drier airmass behind the front. That airmass will invade Alabama tonight and we will stay in the 70s tomorrow with dew points in the 40s. Then we settle into a dry patter for the week. Look for lows by Tuesday morning in the 40s across much of the area, which will feel quite nice.
No widespread rainfall is in sight for Alabama, and the drought conditions will continue especially over the northern half of the state.
Over the Plains, severe weather will be a threat again today. A Public Severe Weather Outlook and Moderate Risk is in place across Central Kansas, western Oklahoma and the eastern Texas Panhandle today. The Moderate Risk area is slightly east of the areas that were besieged Friday and Saturday, which is good news for towns like Greensburg, Macksville, Claflin, St. John and Hudson in Kansas.
Conditions will be favorable ince again for the development of widespread severe thunderstorms and tornadoes as a shortwave trough rotates across the area above an unstable airmass. Wind fields will be sufficient for significant supercell development including very large hail and strong tornadoes.
