James Spann has a dry midweek forecast for Alabama from Alabama News Center on Vimeo.

WARM, DRY WEATHER CONTINUES: Dry weather continues across Alabama through the day Friday with mostly sunny, warm afternoons and fair, pleasant nights. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s, with lows in the 50s. The average high for Birmingham on April 19 is 76.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE WEEKEND: Rain returns to the state Friday night and Saturday morning as a cold front passes through. For now, it looks like the window for the most widespread rain will come from about 9 Friday night through 9 a.m. Saturday. Some thunder is possible, but severe storms are not expected with no surface-based instability.

The sky will clear from west to east Saturday afternoon as cooler, drier air moves into the state. On the positive side, models have backed off on the degree of cold air advection, and we have raised forecast temperature levels. We now expect highs ranging from the upper 60s across north Alabama to the 70s over the southern half of the state.

Sunday will be sunny with highs between 67 and 74 degrees.

NEXT WEEK: Monday will be dry with highs mostly in the low to mid 70s. A few isolated showers are possible Tuesday afternoon, but rain is more likely Wednesday and Thursday. Thunderstorms could be involved, but for now it doesn’t look like a severe weather setup. Highs hold in the 70s through much of the week.

ALABAMA A-DAY: Look for a clearing sky during Saturday’s spring game in Tuscaloosa at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Temperatures will be around 70 degrees with a cool north breeze.

RACE WEEKEND: Rain should be over in Talladega by noon Saturday, so they should be able to get the two races in Saturday afternoon. The high will be between 66 and 70 degrees with gradual clearing.

BEACH FORECAST: Click here to see the AlabamaWx Beach Forecast Center page.

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