TODAY: We’ll have high pressure centers to our north and west today that will help allow skies to be clear and temperatures warmer than what we have seen over the past week. Today’s highs will be in the upper 40s to the upper 50s.

SUNDAY: Sunday will be another sunny day, but it will be quite breezy at times as winds could gust as high as 20 mph out of the south. A disturbance will move in late that will bring an increase of clouds during the evening with the potential for showers after midnight. Highs will be in the upper 50s to the mid-60s.

NEXT WEEK: That disturbance will keep a chance of showers in the forecast during the morning Monday, but all of the activity will be out of here by the early afternoon. Highs will be in the lower 50s to the mid-60s. Tuesday will be bright and sunny with highs in the upper 50s to the mid-60s. Wednesday will be much the same but a little warmer, with highs in the lower 60s to the lower 70s.

A small disturbance will work its way through Alabama before dawn Thursday morning, but there will not be that much moisture involved with it. We’ll go with a very small chance of showers before the morning rush. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s to the lower 70s. Friday will be partly to mostly cloudy, but at this point showers do not look possible. Highs will be in the mid-50s to the mid-60s.

TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKS: The Climate Prediction Center outlook for Feb. 25-March 1 shows temperatures will most likely be above normal.

The Global Forecast System has us staying well above freezing throughout the end of February and into the first seven days of March.

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK: Alabama is no stranger to severe weather, including tornadoes. They can happen any month of the year and any time, day or night. However, our primary severe weather season is considered to be from November to May. Last year, 73 tornadoes touched down across Alabama. Unfortunately, four lives were lost and more than a dozen people were injured. Advanced planning and increased awareness will help residents of Alabama survive these storms. Throughout the week Feb. 21-27, we’ll have special posts and infographics about severe weather awareness and safety.

At the end of the week, the state of Alabama will hold a sales tax holiday for severe weather preparedness items. Don’t miss this great opportunity to purchase any items you may be missing from your emergency kit. For more information, including tax-exempt items and participating counties and municipalities, please visit https://revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/sales-tax-holidays.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Dauphin Island to Panama City Beach, Florida, on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region you are interested in.

For more weather news and information from James Spann, Scott Martin and other members of the James Spann team, visit AlabamaWx.