Good Morning! Dense Fog Advisory till 9AM. After patchy dense fog again this morning, get ready for another very mild day. Today’s high should reach the middle 70’s. (Normal 59/36) We’ll be in the 70’s through Friday. Our next significant weather maker will bring rain and thunderstorms by Friday night into Saturday. Some storms could be strong, possibly severe Friday night and Saturday. There is a Marginal Severe Risk for most of us. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat. A few tornadoes are not out of the question. Sharply Colder Arctic Air follows starting Sunday. We’ll be in the 20’s Sunday night. Monday we may fail to make it to 50 degrees. Here’s my brief video forecast discussion.
TODAY: DENSE FOG ADVISORY. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, Limited sunshine. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Cloudy and mild tonight. Low 61. Light wind.
Just how bad is the fog this morning? Visibility is down to 200 feet at MGM and Prattville Airports. Maxwell AFB offcially reports ZERO visibility. A car just crashed into a ditch near I-85 at East Chase. Dense Fog Advisory officially continues till 9AM. #alwx
NEXT FEW DAYS:
A nice warming trend is underway with highs in the 70’s Our next weather maker will bring rain and thunderstorms by Friday and Friday night into Saturday. Some storms could be severe. Marginal Severe Risk. Sharply Colder Arctic Air follows starting Sunday. We’ll be in the 20’s Sunday night.
Rather impressive storm system is approaching. Big changes ahead.
There is a Marginal Severe Risk for most of us. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat. A few tornadoes are not out of the question.
Here’s the expected rainfall next 7 days. Excessive rainfall totals could cause flooding across the northwest half of Alabama.
Here’s the model blend 10 day expected rainfall outlook. Warm through Friday with highs in the 70’s. Sharply Colder Arctic Air follows starting Sunday.
Here’s a peak at the EURO 16 day Ensemble outlook.
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