7:00 AM | **A hurricane threat for Louisiana on Wednesday...remnants of "Francine" likely to slide just to our west on Thursday**

6-Day forecast for the Huntsville, Alabama metro region

Today

Mainly sunny, quite warm, highs in the upper 80’s; E-SE winds around 5-10 mph

Tonight

Partly cloudy, mild, lows in the middle 60’s

Wednesday

Becoming mainly cloudy, warm, middle 80’s for afternoon highs  

Wednesday Night             

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

Thursday

Mainly cloudy, not as warm, showers likely, maybe a thunderstorm, low-to-mid 70’s

Friday

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

Saturday

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

Sunday

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

Discussion

After a lengthy quiet period in the Atlantic Basin with no named tropical storms, Francine was born on Monday morning over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and it is likely to threaten the Louisiana coastline as a hurricane by later tomorrow. After landfall, Francine will slowly weaken as it pushes north over the southern Mississippi Valley and likely just to the west of  here on Thursday.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield Weather