TODAY: After the warm front moved through on Friday, it washed out and now has become a cold front. It will very slowly drift into the extreme northern parts of Alabama throughout the day. For central Alabama, that means skies will remain generally cloudy with isolated to scattered showers possible mainly for locations north of I-20. A few rumbles of thunder may become possible during the afternoon, but no severe weather is expected. Highs will be in the lower 70s to right around 80 degrees.

 

SUNDAY: The old cold front will eventually dissipate, but a new and stronger cold front will begin its trip toward Alabama. Much of the morning and into the early afternoon may be dry, but rain and storms look to move into northwestern Alabama during the latter part of the afternoon and eventually move through central Alabama. No severe weather is expected and highs will be in the mid-70s to the lower 80s.

MONDAY: The cold front will have made it to southern Alabama by Monday. Rain and thunderstorms will be likely for the entire state to start, but chances begin to dissipate as we move through the afternoon and evening. No severe weather is expected and highs will be in the mid-50s to the upper 60s.

TUESDAY: Showers and a few thunderstorms will remain in the forecast, but the activity will finally move out overnight. Highs will be in the mid-50s to the mid-60s.

WEDNESDAY: The good news is that the shower and thunderstorm activity is finally out of Alabama, and we’ll get a brief chance to dry out a little. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy and highs will be in the lower 60s to the lower 70s.

THURSDAY: A surface low looks to form over northern Texas that will move in our direction. Moisture will move back into Alabama by afternoon and a few isolated to scattered showers will be possible for the remainder of the day. Highs will be in the 60s.

FRIDAY: The low will be over central Alabama by Friday afternoon and that means we can expect a good coverage of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. The Global Forecast System is painting a decent amount of instability during the afternoon and evening, so we may have to watch for a few strong storms. Highs will be in the upper 50s to the upper 60s.

PROJECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS: The Weather Prediction Center is projecting upward of 2-3 inches of rain through midnight Friday night.

SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS SALES TAX HOLIDAY: For the rest of this weekend, 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.

ON THIS DATE IN 2010: A weak EF0 tornado caused no damage as it moved across California’s southern San Joaquin Valley. However, it was the only tornado reported in the United States during the month. According to the Storm Prediction Center, only five months since 1950 have lacked a tornado report.

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