James Spann: Pleasant days, cool nights for Alabama through the weekend
James Spann forecasts dry weather for Alabama into next week from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.
A CHANCE TO DRY OUT: We are forecasting dry weather for Alabama through early next week. Look for a partly sunny sky today and Friday with highs in the mid 60s; the average high for Birmingham on March 24 is 69. The weekend will feature sunny days and clear nights, but temperatures remain below average. The high will be in the mid 60s Saturday, followed by low 60s Sunday. Mornings will be chilly; the coldest morning will come early Sunday, with 30s likely for most of north and central Alabama. Some frost is likely, and colder spots will likely see a late-season freeze.
NEXT WEEK: We start to warm up, as we are forecasting highs in the 70s Monday, followed by low 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. The next chance of rain will come Wednesday night into Thursday; this will be a fairly dynamic system, but it is too early to know whether we will have a significant risk of severe thunderstorms or flooding. Dry air returns Friday.
RAIN UPDATE: Here are rain totals so far this year, and the departure from average:
- Huntsville — 21.79 inches (7.67 inches above average)
- Birmingham — 20.51 inches (6.23 above average)
- Muscle Shoals — 19.47 inches (6.14 above average)
- Tuscaloosa — 17.87 inches (3.85 above average)
- Anniston — 17 inches (2.97 above average)
- Montgomery — 13.57 inches (0.06 above average)
- Dothan — 11.03 inches (1.89 below average)
- Mobile — 10.69 inches (3.5 below average)
ON THIS DATE IN 1929: St. Louis soared to 92 degrees, its all-time record high for March.
ON THIS DATE IN 1975: “The Governor’s Tornado” hop-scotched a 13-mile path across the western part of Atlanta during the early morning, causing considerable damage to the governor’s mansion off West Paces Ferry Road. Hundreds of expensive homes, businesses and apartment complexes were damaged. Total losses were estimated at $56 million. Three people lost their lives, and the F3 tornado injured an additional 152. The tornado was down for approximately 50 miles and ended in the Brookhaven area.
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