Lots of Sun Ahead… Wednesday Afternoon Forecast Discussion – 4:45pm Update

Good Wednesday evening! After severe weather issues earlier this morning, conditions are becoming pretty quiet this afternoon and evening. As of 4:30 pm, a batch of showers were moving across parts of west and central Alabama, but most of us are starting to dry out. Conditions will continue to dry out later this evening and tonight. Skies are expected to become clear later tonight.

As cool air replaces the warm air, look for temperatures to fall into the upper 40s after 7 pm and upper 30s after 10 pm. It’s going to be a pretty chilly night across west and central Alabama. Temperatures will dip below average highs on Thursday and Friday. Highs will reach the lower 50s on Thursday and upper 40s on Friday. A reinforcing shot of cooler air will move in on Friday, which explains the decrease in temperatures for that day.

The upper air trough will retreat east over the weekend. A disturbance will move into Alabama on Saturday, so we’ve included a 20% chance of a passing shower or two. The risk of rain is low due to little moisture in the atmosphere. Highs will top out in the upper 50s on Saturday, so there’s no threat of wintry weather with that system. As the disturbance moves out early Sunday morning, skies will quickly become sunny through the day.

Temperatures will start to reach the lower 60s for highs first thing next week, with skies remaining mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Overnight lows will warm into the lower 40s at night next week. At this point, I don’t expect any additional rain to start off next week, as our pattern dries just a bit.

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