PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY; RAIN CHANCES RISING (THANKFULLY) IN DAYS AHEAD… We warm into the low 80s in many spots across the region on this Monday with partly cloudy skies likely throughout the day. While rain chances today remain low, we have increased rain chances headed our way tomorrow and into Wednesday. This will be rain that is extremely beneficial due to the ongoing drought conditions in place across all of south Alabama and northwest Florida. A few widely scattered showers will be possible this afternoon. Rain chances will remain rather low tomorrow, but we could have scattered showers across many communities on Wednesday. It won’t rain all day, but this IS progress as our area is in desperate need of rainfall. Rain chances will likely rise again as we get into the upcoming weekend.
A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON… Low-end rain chances will happen tomorrow, primarily in the afternoon and evening hours. Showers will be isolated, meaning there is a fairly high chance most communities remain completely dry on Tuesday. Afternoon high temperatures will be in the mid 80s inland with upper 70s likely closer to the beaches and bays.
SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE MIDWEEK… Multiple atmospheric disturbances will move across the continental United States on Wednesday into Thursday. These features will likely interact with the moist, warm air mass in place across our region and cause scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop. Severe storms are not expected midweek. Showers and storms will likely be scattered in nature, meaning not every community will have rainfall. Most across the region, however, will have some rain at times Wednesday into Wednesday evening. High temperatures on Wednesday will be in the mid 80s inland with temperatures near the 80 degree mark at the coastline.
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THIS WEEKEND; RAIN & STORMS POSSIBLE… We will likely have a cooler shot of air happening on or shortly after Easter Sunday as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible on Saturday night into Sunday. It is a bit too early to know specific details, but there probably will be at least some risk of a few strong thunderstorms around. I will be monitoring this setup carefully and will have updates posted in the days ahead.
DROUGHT UPDATE… Data from the latest U.S. Drought Monitor clearly shows worsening drought conditions across nearly all of the Deep South. Drought conditions in southern Georgia, in particular, are at the worst levels seen in that region in the last 10-15 years. Some areas near Valdosta (GA) and Tallahassee (FL) are now included in the “top of the scale” exceptional drought zone (Level 4 out of 4). Extreme drought conditions are also happening in parts of east-central Alabama, west Georgia, north Georgia, and south-central Alabama. Mississippi, overall, has fared a bit better, but drought conditions are worsening across MS as well. March and April, climatologically speaking, are wetter months of the year. Hopefully rain totals will pick up across the region in the weeks ahead.
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Have a wonderful start to your week!