A cold front will push across our area today raising the chance for showers and possible strong thunderstorms with the chance for severe weather to the west of I-65. It’ll turn cooler following the front for the middle part of the week as high pressure builds back into the Deep South. Another chance for showers and thunderstorms comes later in the week in the late Thursday night/Friday time period.
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High pressure will shift off the east coast and it’ll turn milder and more humid with southerly winds intensifying in the region. A cold front will cross the Central Plains later today and then push across our area on Tuesday raising the chance for showers and thunderstorms. It’ll turn a bit cooler following the front for the middle part of the week, but then milder again late in the week.
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Temperatures today will remain below normal for this time of year as highs struggle to reach the middle 50’s. The weekend will bring a rebound in temperatures and 60 degrees is likely to be surpassed by Sunday afternoon. Another strong cold frontal could arrive here early next week and the threat for showers and thunderstorms will return.
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A strong frontal system passed through the region late yesterday and it ushered a cooler air mass to close out the work week. High pressure will take control of our weather through the weekend, but another strong cold front could generate more showers and thunderstorms around here on Monday and Tuesday.
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Paul Dorian, Vencore meteorologist, was interviewed on WTKI Radio in Huntsville, AL. Listen to the interview here.
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The likelihood for showers and thunderstorms will continue today as a strong cold frontal system approaches from the northwest. In fact, this setup will allow for the possibility of severe weather from noon through the late-afternoon hours as vigorous upper-level energy drops into the middle of the country and damaging wind gusts of up to 70 mph are the primary weather threat although hail is a possibility in some of the strongest storms and there can be a few isolated tornadoes. Cooler air follows the frontal passage for the latter part of the week.
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There could be a repeat performance on Wednesday of the strong-to-severe thunderstorm activity that was experienced in the Mid-Atlantic region this past Saturday. In similar fashion to Saturday, temperatures will surge to record or near record levels on Wednesday and a powerful cold front will close in from the northwest. This type of clash between spring warmth and winter cold resulted in numerous damaging wind reports on Saturday in the I-95 corridor along with a few isolated tornadoes - and the same scenario can take place later tomorrow all the way from the Mid-Atlantic region to the Tennessee Valley.
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It’ll remain quite unsettled across northern Alabama today with showers likely this morning and early afternoon and possibly a strong thunderstorm or two. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will continue on Wednesday as a strong cold frontal system arrives from the northwest. In fact, this setup on Wednesday will allow for the possibility of severe thunderstorm activity as vigorous upper-level energy drops into the middle of the country with damaging wind gusts the main weather threat around here. Colder air follows the frontal passage for the latter part of the week.
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The work week will start off on the unsettled side as a few disturbances roll our way and provide us with the daily chance of showers and thunderstorms and some of the storms can be on the strong side. By Wednesday, a strong cold front will be approaching from the northwest and it’ll continue the unsettled pattern with showers and thunderstorms likely across much of northern Alabama. In fact, there is the chance for some severe weather associated with this frontal system late Wednesday so we’ll monitor that threat closely. Cooler air follows for the latter part of the week.
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The work week will close out with well above normal temperatures across northern Alabama, but then a strong cold front will bring an end to the current warm spell. This cold front will arrive this evening and bring the threat of showers and possible strong thunderstorms with brief downpours and gusty winds. Once the front clears the region by early Saturday, skies will clear and temperatures will be far cooler than they will be today holding in the 50’s for highs on Saturday afternoon. After a sunny and pleasantly cool day to end the weekend, it’ll become unsettled early next week as a couple of weak disturbances pass by and then the arrival of a mid-week cold front could result in some severe weather for the area. Stay tuned on that.
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