Friday On My Mind

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Anyone remember the song by the Easybeats?

"Monday morning feels so bad
Everybody seems to nag me
Come on Tuesday I feel better
Even my old man looks good
Wednesday just won't go
Thursday goes too slow
I've got Friday on my mind"

This will be a fine Friday. Cool temperatures, a fresh breeze, low humidity, and excellent visibility. Enjoy the day!

THE WEEKEND: That big upper low to the north looks like an inland hurricane on satellite images this morning. But, that is no hurricane. Cold air is the story, and temperatures will remain below normal here through the weekend. A lobe rotating around the upper low should bring a band of light rain to the state late tomorrow, tomorrow night, and into Sunday morning. No heavy rain, and probably no thunder. But, the air aloft is so cold a few showers might produce a little pea sized hail.

Looks like the bulk of the day tomorrow will be dry; the best chance of showers for now seems to be from about 6:00 p.m. through 9:00 a.m. Sunday. Rain amounts should be around 1/4 inch.

Sunday will be a bit of a blustery day for mid-May. Lots of clouds, some morning rain, and temperatures peaking only in the 60s.

NEXT WEEK: The upper pattern over North America is blocked, so we stay cool on Monday and Tuesday with cloudy periods. The best chance of any light rain will be over the Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama, but we can't rule out a light shower as far south as I-20. Highs stay in the 60s on those two days, about 15 degrees below normal for this time of the year.

At this point the weather looks dry on Wednesday and Thursday, but a cold front is forecast to bring some rain in here at the end of the week, on Friday May 19. The latest run of the GFS in house (the 00Z run) for now hints at a dry period for the following weekend (May 20-21), but don't take that to the bank just yet... we will have a much higher confidence forecast for that weekend by Monday.

LONG RANGE: No real sign of any really warm weather through the end of May on the latest GFS... the pattern does relax a bit in the May 22-25 time frame, but the amplitude increases again toward May 26-27.

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