WINDY WEDNESDAY: A wind advisory continues across the entire state today as the deep surface low continues to pull away from the state, but wind gusts to 35 mph remain possible.
Most of Alabama continues to see more clouds than sun as wrap-around moisture behind the low stretches down into the South Alabama.
Some light rain continues underneath the clouds, but nothing especially; highs are mainly in the low and mid 50s.
Tonight will be mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight chance of light rain. After midnight clouds will decrease. Overnight low temperatures will range from the upper 20s far northwest to the middle 30s southern half of the state.
BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For March 5th, the average high for Birmingham is 64° and the average low is 43°. The record high is 83° set in 1974, while the record low is 14° set in 1960. We average 0.20” of precipitation on this date and the record value is 2.55” set in 1935.
REST OF THIS WEEK: Tomorrow will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 50s. Friday will feature a mix of sun anchovies clouds and it will be warmer with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A fast moving disturbance will bring some rain to the state over the weekend. Some rain is possible by Saturday afternoon, the most widespread rain will likely come Saturday night into Sunday. Severe storms are not expected and rain amounts will be in the one-half to one inch range. Highs will be mostly in the 60s Saturday, with 50s more likely Sunday.
SPRING FORWARD: Daylight Saving Time returns this weekend. We lose an hour of sleep as the clocks will move forward one hour Saturday night. Sunset time Saturday evening in Birmingham will be at 5:49PM CST, but on Sunday evening it will be 6:50PM CDT. It is a great time to check those smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and weather radios are working and have fresh batteries in them.
NEXT WEEK: Most of next week looks dry, however, models suggest a few showers are possible late Wednesday night or Thursday, but it doesn’t look like a big rain event. Temperatures rise into the 70s over the latter half of the week as we inch closer to spring.
WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 114.1F at Mardie, Australia. The lowest observation was -80.1F at Vostok, Antarctica.
CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 95F at McAllen, TX. The lowest observation was 4F at Custer, SD.
