7:00 AM | ***Occasional showers and thunderstorms...some of the rain will be heavy...wind gusts to 40+ mph and isolated tornadoes on the table as Francine pushes northward to the west of here***

6-Day forecast for the Huntsville, Alabama metro region

Today

Mainly cloudy, windy, not as warm, occasional showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain will be heavy, highs in the low-to-mid 70’s; E-SE winds around 15-25 mph; gusts to 40 mph

Tonight

Mainly cloudy, mild, windy with gusts possible to 40 mph or so, occasional showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain will be heavy, lows in the mid-to-upper 60’s

Friday

Mainly cloudy, warm, windy with gusts to 30 mph, occasional showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, middle 70’s for afternoon highs  

Friday Night             

Mainly cloudy, mild, chance of showers and thunderstorms, middle 60’s for late night lows

Saturday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s

Sunday

Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s

Monday

Mainly sunny, warm, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, lower 80’s

Tuesday

Partly sunny, warm, maybe a shower or thunderstorm, lower 80’s

Discussion

Hurricane Francine made landfall late yesterday in central Louisiana and will bring multiple impacts today and tonight to the Tennessee Valley. There will be occasional showers both today and tonight and possible embedded thunderstorms to go along with cooler and windy conditions with gusts to 40 mph or so. In addition, northern Alabama will be on the right side of the northward-moving tropical storm system, and it is in this sector where isolated tornadoes often develop. Any rain that falls today and tonight can be on the heavy side with flash flooding on the table; especially, in convective rain bands.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather