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COOL START: We begin this Thursday with a cool, crisp, sparkling morning across Alabama. Our Skywatcher at Black Creek, northeast of Gadsden, reports 42 degrees. Both Fort Payne and Valley Head are at 45 degrees at 5:00.
The day ahead will be delightful, with sunshine in full supply and low humidity. Expect very similar weather tomorrow with a cool morning and pleasant afternoon along with a bright, sunny sky.
MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND: A disturbance, now just west of El Paso, will approach very slowly, and with moisture levels on the rise we will need to bring in a chance of showers and thunderstorms over the weekend. They will be scattered on Saturday, but the coverage should increase Sunday as dynamic support increases. In fact, the 00Z GFS looks pretty wet on Sunday with potential for one inch of rain. The high Saturday will be in the upper 70s, followed by mid 70s Sunday with clouds and showers.
NEXT WEEK: A surface low associated with the upper trough will move very slowly from the Louisiana coast to Central Alabama Monday through Thursday, and this keeps much of our state in a wet, unsettled pattern, with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms through at least Thursday. Actually this is a good thing; we need good rain in May to get lake and river levels higher for the summer, and good soil moisture which can tend to mitigate summer heat (solar energy is needed to evaporate that soil moisture, which tends to keep the heat from getting out of hand). Highs will be below average next week, mostly in the 70s, with the clouds and periods of rain. See the Weather Xtreme video for more details and long range ideas.
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