The Monday morning map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
While the "official" arrival of spring, the vernal equinox, won't happen until 12:26 pm CST March 20, "meteorological" spring arrives Wednesday, and the weather here in Alabama will warm up right on cue.
We begin this day with sub-freezing temperatures, as expected. Huntsville and Decatur are reporting 24, and Birmingham 29 as I write this. But, a strong late February sun will warm us to around 60 degrees this afternoon. And, that warming trend continues with a good chance of low 70s here by Wednesday.
NEXT RAIN? A surface front will drift through here late Thursday or Thursday night, and will bring a risk of a few scattered showers, and slightly cooler temperatures by Friday. This should not be a big rain event; in fact many spots will see no rain at all. And, highs on Friday will be in the 60s, still pretty comfortable.
Most likely our next significant rain event comes late in the weekend on Sunday as a fairly strong impulse moves through the zonal flow over the southern U.S. Most likely some thunderstorms will be involved.
MARCH COLD SNAP: The GFS is advertising a major late season cold snap in the March 5-7 time frame over the eastern and southeast U.S. If it happens to be correct, we would have a hard freeze here on at least one morning in that time frame. The GFS also suggests the chance of a major east coast winter storm.
And... the GFS is hinting at a severe weather setup for the Deep South in the March 10-12 period.
For all of the new readers here, there is not much skill in a specific forecast beyond seven days; model output can be complete voodoo. But, we can watch for trends. And, the trend for March is for active, changeable weather here. Just what you expect this time of the year.
STORM ALERT 2006: Don't forget Storm Alert 2006 is TOMORROW NIGHT (Tuesday night) at the Northport Civic Center at 7:00. This is your last chance to see the show... be sure and come early to get a good seat and meet our weather team.
TODAY: I will be doing a program on weather at Rocky Ridge Elementary School in Hoover; then it it on to the office. I will have the afternoon video ready by 3:30. Have a nice Monday!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
While the "official" arrival of spring, the vernal equinox, won't happen until 12:26 pm CST March 20, "meteorological" spring arrives Wednesday, and the weather here in Alabama will warm up right on cue.
We begin this day with sub-freezing temperatures, as expected. Huntsville and Decatur are reporting 24, and Birmingham 29 as I write this. But, a strong late February sun will warm us to around 60 degrees this afternoon. And, that warming trend continues with a good chance of low 70s here by Wednesday.
NEXT RAIN? A surface front will drift through here late Thursday or Thursday night, and will bring a risk of a few scattered showers, and slightly cooler temperatures by Friday. This should not be a big rain event; in fact many spots will see no rain at all. And, highs on Friday will be in the 60s, still pretty comfortable.
Most likely our next significant rain event comes late in the weekend on Sunday as a fairly strong impulse moves through the zonal flow over the southern U.S. Most likely some thunderstorms will be involved.
MARCH COLD SNAP: The GFS is advertising a major late season cold snap in the March 5-7 time frame over the eastern and southeast U.S. If it happens to be correct, we would have a hard freeze here on at least one morning in that time frame. The GFS also suggests the chance of a major east coast winter storm.
And... the GFS is hinting at a severe weather setup for the Deep South in the March 10-12 period.
For all of the new readers here, there is not much skill in a specific forecast beyond seven days; model output can be complete voodoo. But, we can watch for trends. And, the trend for March is for active, changeable weather here. Just what you expect this time of the year.
STORM ALERT 2006: Don't forget Storm Alert 2006 is TOMORROW NIGHT (Tuesday night) at the Northport Civic Center at 7:00. This is your last chance to see the show... be sure and come early to get a good seat and meet our weather team.
TODAY: I will be doing a program on weather at Rocky Ridge Elementary School in Hoover; then it it on to the office. I will have the afternoon video ready by 3:30. Have a nice Monday!
on February 27, 2006, 7:30 am
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on February 27, 2006, 10:02 am
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