Improving Weekend Weather

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IMPROVING WEEKEND WEATHER: For Saturday morning, we will start with pesky clouds over most of the state, and there still may even be a few areas of very light rain or drizzle in spots during the morning. As we head through the day, expect a gradually clearing sky, as the upper ridge finally begins to build in across the Southeast. We should see some afternoon sun in most spots, and highs tomorrow are expected to be several degrees warmer than today with upper 60s and lower 70s widespread across South-Central Alabama. Then for Sunday, the weather only gets better; the sky will be mainly sunny, and sensational 70s are forecast to return for all of Alabama for afternoon highs.

ALABAMA “A-DAY” GAME: Expect morning clouds, but the sky should be gradually clearing and should become partly sunny by game time (2:00p CT kickoff). It will be warmer as well and temperatures should be near the 70 degree mark during the afternoon.

WARMING TREND AHEAD: The first half of next week, the weather continues to improve, and temperatures will be moderating. Through Wednesday, we are forecasting, pleasant spring weather with warm & dry conditions. Morning lows will be in the 50s for most of us, but afternoon highs will climb into the lower 80s. Beyond that, temperatures will continue to trend warmer.

NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN: Though not overly impressive, it looks as though rain could return to Alabama Thursday and Friday as an upper trough approaches. Showers and perhaps some storms look possible, but for now it doesn’t look like a severe weather threat. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 70s and lower for highs with the added clouds and better rain chances.

FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY: The weather was quite different across Alabama. April 15, 2011, “The Forgotten Tornado Outbreak,” 45 tornadoes occurred on this date and stands as the second highest tornado producer for any Alabama event in history. It is “forgotten”, because of what happened two weeks later on April 27, 2011. Below are the tornado paths that occurred on that date. There were five EF-3 tornadoes on that day. Five tornadoes occurred that affected Marengo County and six tornadoes occurred that affected Autauga County. This event was responsible for four deaths in the state of Alabama.