James Spann: Dry weather for Alabama this week with a warming trend
James Spann forecasts a beautiful week for Alabama from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.
BEAUTIFUL WEEK AHEAD: Today is the last day of meteorological winter, and we end the season with a sunny day across Alabama. Temperatures were in the 30s over the northern third of the state early this morning, but we warm to near 60 degrees this afternoon with sunshine in full supply.
The weather stays dry for the rest of the week with sunny days and a warming trend. The highs will be in the mid 60s Tuesday and close to 70 degrees Wednesday. Then we rise into the mid 70s Thursday and Friday.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: While moisture and humidity levels will rise over the weekend, most of the state will stay dry. Any showers should be confined to the northwest corner of the state; otherwise, expect partly sunny, warm days and fair nights. The high both days will be close to 80 degrees; it will be the warmest weekend so far this year.
NEXT WEEK: Showers and storms will return to the state early next week; the air will be unstable, and we could very well have a risk of strong to severe thunderstorms Monday, but it is too early to know the specifics. We will likely have several days next week with some risk of rain and storms as an active pattern returns.
FEBRUARY RAIN: For most of Alabama, February was a wet month. The exception was the far southern part of the state, where rain was well below average. Here are some totals from Feb. 1 through today:
- Huntsville — 8.51 inches
- Muscle Shoals — 7.59
- Birmingham — 6.79
- Tuscaloosa — 6.57
- Montgomery — 5.65
- Anniston — 5.46
- Mobile — 2.62
- Dothan — 1.62
ON THIS DATE IN 1962: Wilmington, North Carolina, reached a high temperature of 85 degrees. This is the warmest temperature on record during February.
ON THIS DATE IN 2007: A severe storm blew into France, Portugal and Spain, smashing sea walls, destroying homes, polluting farmland with saltwater and devastating the Atlantic coast’s oyster farms. Winds reached about 125 mph on the summits of the Pyrenees and up to nearly 100 mph along the Atlantic Coast. Wind speeds of 106 mph were measured atop the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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