The Tuesday morning map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
When it comes to thunderstorms, expect the unexpected. Another great example yesterday... on a day when I expected some severe thunderstorm warnings and maybe one or two tornado warnings, we wound up on TV wall to wall from about 3:45 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Scroll down to see some amazing viewer pictures... a special thanks to everyone who took the time to send images to us. There are many more and I will try to post more later today as time allows.
LOOKING AHEAD: Forget the 80s for a while. In fact, temperatures here look below normal for the rest of the month of March. Highs today will be close to 60 degrees, but the sky will clear and sunshine returns statewide. By daybreak tomorrow, the mercury will drop into the 30 to 35 degree range over the northern half of the state, and a light freeze is likely for the colder spots. Most everyone will have a good blanket of frost on the ground.
NEXT RAIN: A little light rain will be possible here late Thursday and Thursday night. Not a big deal at all, and certainly no severe weather. A fresh shot of cooler air follows that system on Friday.
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Saturday should be cool and dry, but the weather turns wet on Sunday as a major storm forms to the west of Alabama. Looks like we never get in the warm sector of the storm. The GFS is suggesting a warm front will be over Central Alabama Sunday, and here we will be dealing with cool and wet weather. The GFS is advertising a high here of only 52 on Sunday with rain falling by afternoon. We might have to adjust our numbers down in the forecast package if this trend keeps up.
SPRING BREAK WEEK: The week will begin with widespread rain on Monday. And, once again, a cool rain if the GFS is correct. The surface low is forecast to move basically along U.S. 80, so no severe weather issues. Just lots of rain. And, it will be a cool rain. The rain should taper off by early Tuesday, but an upper trough swings through Wednesday with some clouds and maybe a few sprinkles or areas of light rain. The GFS even suggests some light snow with that feature north of Alabama.
Thursday and Friday of spring break week next week look cool and dry. Once again, temperatures all week should be below normal. Not great news if you are beach bound. But, most of the rain on the Gulf Coast will come at the beginning of the week on Monday and Tuesday.
MORE ARIZONA SNOW: Sure looks like another major late season winter storm for our friends in the Arizona mountains, and more rain for Phoenix. Second rain event for Phoenix within seven days after going 150 days without a drop.
TODAY: I will be speaking to the kids at Leeds Baptist pre-school this morning... I get more viewer pictures posted at some point this morning, and the next map discussion video will be up by 3:30 this afternoon!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
When it comes to thunderstorms, expect the unexpected. Another great example yesterday... on a day when I expected some severe thunderstorm warnings and maybe one or two tornado warnings, we wound up on TV wall to wall from about 3:45 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Scroll down to see some amazing viewer pictures... a special thanks to everyone who took the time to send images to us. There are many more and I will try to post more later today as time allows.
LOOKING AHEAD: Forget the 80s for a while. In fact, temperatures here look below normal for the rest of the month of March. Highs today will be close to 60 degrees, but the sky will clear and sunshine returns statewide. By daybreak tomorrow, the mercury will drop into the 30 to 35 degree range over the northern half of the state, and a light freeze is likely for the colder spots. Most everyone will have a good blanket of frost on the ground.
NEXT RAIN: A little light rain will be possible here late Thursday and Thursday night. Not a big deal at all, and certainly no severe weather. A fresh shot of cooler air follows that system on Friday.
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Saturday should be cool and dry, but the weather turns wet on Sunday as a major storm forms to the west of Alabama. Looks like we never get in the warm sector of the storm. The GFS is suggesting a warm front will be over Central Alabama Sunday, and here we will be dealing with cool and wet weather. The GFS is advertising a high here of only 52 on Sunday with rain falling by afternoon. We might have to adjust our numbers down in the forecast package if this trend keeps up.
SPRING BREAK WEEK: The week will begin with widespread rain on Monday. And, once again, a cool rain if the GFS is correct. The surface low is forecast to move basically along U.S. 80, so no severe weather issues. Just lots of rain. And, it will be a cool rain. The rain should taper off by early Tuesday, but an upper trough swings through Wednesday with some clouds and maybe a few sprinkles or areas of light rain. The GFS even suggests some light snow with that feature north of Alabama.
Thursday and Friday of spring break week next week look cool and dry. Once again, temperatures all week should be below normal. Not great news if you are beach bound. But, most of the rain on the Gulf Coast will come at the beginning of the week on Monday and Tuesday.
MORE ARIZONA SNOW: Sure looks like another major late season winter storm for our friends in the Arizona mountains, and more rain for Phoenix. Second rain event for Phoenix within seven days after going 150 days without a drop.
TODAY: I will be speaking to the kids at Leeds Baptist pre-school this morning... I get more viewer pictures posted at some point this morning, and the next map discussion video will be up by 3:30 this afternoon!
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on March 14, 2006, 7:07 am
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