A “Cool” Monday…Isolated Showers through the Week – Sunday Evening Forecast Update 9:15 PM

Clouds sure increased fast today and it helped temperature stay in the mid/upper 70s across west Alabama, but the rain held off so it actually felt nice outside even with the overcast sky conditions. As the approaching frontal boundary continues to lose its identity, I’m not expecting a lot of rain activity tomorrow, but some showers in scattered spots are certainly possible. I am, however, expecting similar sky conditions with lots of cloud cover and temperatures remaining in the upper 70s.

We remain in a southeasterly flow at the surface for much of the upcoming work week, but moisture will be slow to increase. Still, as the air heats up during the afternoon, an isolated shower or two is certainly possible Tuesday. A weak upper-level disturbance evolves over the Lower Mississippi River Valley by Wednesday, and this may act to give us a little bit higher rain coverage over far western Alabama, but I think the higher rain chances should remain along the Mississippi River. We’ll see temperatures remain in the mid 80s through Friday, but some big time changes look to be on the horizon.

By the weekend, models continue to suggest a strong trough moving across the country. This will likely bring with it higher rain chances as well as some thunderstorms to the area at some point this weekend from Friday night through Sunday morning. I say that broad timeframe because models are still having a tough time resolving the time scale and specific intensity. Still, we can expect an increase in showers and storms most likely for your Saturday, before some much cooler air filters in behind this system. We could be seeing highs in the 70s and lows well down in the 50s if models are correct and that cooler airmass is able to make its way down towards our area…time will tell, stay tuned!

Isaac Williams
WVUA-TV Weather
Twitter: @WVUA_Isaac