A Happy Mother’s Day to the mom’s out there. The weather turned out very nice this afternoon. The rain and severe weather moved out around daylight, with sunny skies remaining for the rest of the day. Although we had numerous severe weather warnings last night, it didn’t rain much out at the Tuscaloosa Airport. Places north of town received upwards of 4 inches, according to doppler radar, and flooding certainly became a concern north of Tuscaloosa. South of town remained mostly dry, except of a few scattered thunderstorms. Today, temperatures were really not that bad, as highs reached into the upper 70s. The only problems this afternoon were in the form of a breezy westerly wind; in-fact, winds gusted out at the Tuscaloosa Airport upwards of 30 MPH. The wind will go calm after midnight, and cool conditions can be expected, as lows approach 50 degrees. Tomorrow will be very nice as well, with temperatures topping out in the upper 70s; also, sunny skies can be expected throughout the day. There will be one more cool night before another warm-up, with lows Tuesday Morning near 50 as well. Tuesday will be very warm, as highs approach the lower 80s.
Our next storm system moves in here on Wednesday; a cold front will move in Wednesday afternoon and stall out across central Alabama. As a disturbance moves along the front, our rain chance ramps up for Wednesday and Thursday, with a 50% chance for rain and storms both days. Another front will move in here on Friday, which will give us more chances of rain and storms, but drier air will work into the area by Saturday and Sunday; highs will be back into the mid and upper 70s.
Be sure to watch out 10 p.m. newscast for the latest on your forecast. Take care and have a great Sunday!
Richard Scott
WVUA Weather
