James Spann: Warm, mostly dry weather for Alabama this week
James Spann forecasts a warm, mostly dry week for Alabama from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.
QUIET PATTERN: An upper ridge will build across Alabama and the Deep South this week, keeping the weather quiet with mostly sunny days and fair nights. Moisture levels will increase slowly over the latter half of the week, opening the door for a few isolated showers by Friday, but odds of any one spot getting wet will be only 10-20%. Look for highs in the low 80s Monday, mid 80s Tuesday and between 87 and 90 degrees by Wednesday. Expect mid to upper 80s Thursday and Friday.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: We will mention some risk of widely scattered showers over the weekend, but nothing widespread or heavy. Otherwise, look for a partly sunny sky Saturday and Sunday with highs remaining in the mid to upper 80s. The chance of any one place seeing rain both days is around 20%, and mainly over the northern half of the state.
NEXT WEEK: The upper ridge will hold, deflecting most of the major rain-producing systems north and west of Alabama. For now the week looks fairly quiet with only a few isolated showers from time to time. Highs will be between 86 and 91 degrees most of the week.
RAIN UPDATE: Here are rain totals since Jan. 1, and the departure from average:
- Birmingham — 28.63 inches (6.63 inches above average)
- Huntsville — 28.52 (6.83 above average)
- Muscle Shoals — 25.74 (5.08 above average)
- Tuscaloosa — 25.52 (5.35 above average)
- Montgomery — 22.09 (2.42 above average)
- Anniston — 21.58 (0.71 above average)
- Mobile — 17.87 (4.75 below average)
- Dothan — 15.72 (4.09 below average)
ON THIS DATE IN 1933: An estimated F4 tornado moved through Monroe, Cumberland and Russell counties in Kentucky along a 60-mile path. The town of Tompkinsville was the hardest hit with 18 people killed. Overall, 36 people lost their lives.
ON THIS DATE IN 1995: An F3 tornado produced $10 million in damages along its 40-mile path across central Illinois. In Cantrall, three homes were destroyed, 10 had significant damage and 11 had minor damage. The roof and interior of a grade school sustained extensive damage. The tornado passed about 2 miles southeast of the new National Weather Service Office in Lincoln, Illinois.
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