Good Morning! Today’s Record High of 83 from 1891 may be safe, but our expected high of 80-82 will definitely put us in the neighborhood. We’ll flirt with 80 again on Friday. Winds will gust to 25- 30 mph at times today and tonight. It should be mainly dry today with showers holding off till the overnight hours tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are expected Friday, and especially Saturday & Saturday night, ahead of a cold front. There is a Severe weather Risk for north Alabama on Friday. And the Level 1 Marginal Severe Risk shifts to south Alabama Saturday. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat. Tornadoes can’t be ruled out. Then get ready for a huge temperature plunge starting Sunday. Monday’s high may not make it to 50. We’ll be in the mid 20’s by dawn Tuesday. Quite a reality check again. Here’s my brief video forecast discussion.
TODAY: Partly sunny. Near record high 80-82°. (Record 83/1891) Windy. SW wind gusting as high as 25-30 mph.
(Normal 66/41)
TONIGHT: Dry through the evening hours. Another round of showers begins overnight – past Midnight. Low near 60.
NEXT FEW DAYS: Showers and thunderstorms are expected Saturday ahead of a cool front that will substantially lower temperatures by Sunday and especially Monday. Freezing Monday morning. Mid 20’s Tuesday AM.
Big changes ahead as a cold front moves into the state. Expect a Huge temperature drop Sunday/Monday.
There is a Severe weather Risk for north Alabama on Friday. And the Level 1 Marginal Severe Risk shifts to south Alabama Saturday. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat. Tornadoes can’t be ruled out.
Here’s the expected rainfall through Sunday. Not a lot – unfortunately.
The 10 Day model Blend Temperature Trend. Expect a Huge temperature drop Sunday/Monday. Freezing Monday morning. Mid 20’s Tuesday AM. Recovery starts on the 26th.
DAYS TILL SPRING: 29 days!
Thanks for reading this Blog this morning. This morning we are LIVE on the radio from 6 to 9 on NewsTalk 93.1. I’ll have another update for you in the 4 o’clock hour tomorrow morning. Have a nice day.
–Rich