RADAR CHECK: Rain is confined to the far southern part of Alabama this afternoon; the sky has cleared over the northern counties. Rain over South Alabama ends this evening, and the sky becomes mostly fair statewide late tonight. Expect low tomorrow morning in the 45-55 degree range.
REST OF THE WEEK: Alabama’s weather for the rest of the week looks dry with highs mostly in the 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s. Partly to mostly sunny days, fair nights.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The weather becomes unsettled as moist air surges northward. We will bring in a chance of showers and storms on Saturday, but it won’t rain all day… the high will be in the 75-80 degree range. Then, on Sunday and Sunday night a dynamic system will bring potential for severe thunderstorms to much of the Deep South. SPC has defined a large severe weather risk from the Gulf Coast to the southern Great Lakes…
For now it looks like the highest severe weather risk will come late Sunday and Sunday night, but it is simply too early for details concerning the threats, timing, and magnitude of the event. Having a severe weather threat in late March is very routine in Alabama, and is nothing new. We will be able to be more specific later this week… stay tuned. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
WHEN TO PLANT: We see no freezing temperatures across Alabama for the next ten days, but the advice remains the same every year… wait until April 15 if you want to plant something that might be harmed buy a freeze or frost. We almost always have a sharp cold snap in Alabama sometime during the first half of April.
ON THIS DATE IN 1968: Unusually cold air was in place across the southern U.S… Birmingham dropped to 23 degrees, which still stands as the daily record low.
ON THIS DATE IN 2023: A large, violent and destructive multi-vortex wedge tornado struck the communities of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, killing 17 people and injuring at least 165 others. The tornado was the strongest and deadliest of a widespread tornado outbreak across the southern U.S. between March 24–27.
Look for the next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…
