Tonight: A trough of low pressure and a cold front will move toward Alabama from the west. This will draw up moisture from the south making it cloudy with a few showers. Lows will be in the lower to middle 50s.
The cold front will move into Alabama on Wednesday setting off scattered showers and thunderstorms. Some downpours are expected during the afternoon and evening. It will be cooler and breezy with high temperatures in the middle 60s.
Plenty of rain and a few storms are expected Wednesday night with lows in the 50s.
The cold front will pass through Alabama Thursday morning, and the rain will end by midday Thursday. Rain totals will be around 1 to 2 inches, helping with the drought. The clouds will linger through the afternoon making it mostly cloudy and breezy. It will be a more seasonal day with high temperatures in the lower to middle 60s.
High pressure will build across the Southeast U.S. on Friday. It will become sunny, less humid, and comfortable with high temperatures in the middle to upper 60s. Friday night will be clear and chilly with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
Weekend Outlook: Expect beautiful weather as high-pressure builds across the Deep South. We will have plenty of sunshine Saturday and Sunday with high temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s. It will be chilly in the mornings with lows in the 40s.
Tracking the Tropics: A disorganized large area of low pressure (Invest99L) is located over the central Caribbean. Conditions favor development, and a tropical depression or storm (Sara) could form in the next 2-3 days. It will move into the western Caribbean and meander there through the weekend. A strong trough of low pressure and a cold front will move across the U.S. next week, possibly pulling the system northeast into the southeast Gulf of Mexico. Models are trending on a well-defined tropical system tracking toward South Florida during the middle of next week. It is too early to pinpoint a possible landfall, if any. This will be something to watch. NHC is giving this system a High chance of developing.
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