NICE WEDNESDAY; STORMS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND… Temperatures are creeping up today, tomorrow, and on Friday, paving the way for a few strong thunderstorms on Saturday. While the core of the severe weather risk will likely set up to our north, a few strong storms will be possible locally Saturday. We transition from a dry week to a wet, warm weekend that could feature heavy rain at times. Let’s talk details…
NICE & SUNNY THROUGH FRIDAY… Nothing in the way of significant weather issues will happen through Friday morning other than some potential areas of dense fog at times. High temperatures on this Wednesday will peak in the mid-50s across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Another chilly night is ahead with overnight lows in the 30s and 40s. Temperatures will increase on Thursday and Friday as winds shift to out of the southwest.
STORMS LIKELY SATURDAY… The Storm Prediction Center has outlined much of Mississippi, Arkansas, and northern Louisiana in their Level 2 (out of 5) slight risk zone to potentially see a few strong to severe storms valid on Friday. I wouldn’t be shocked if SPC introduces this same risk zone for northern and central Alabama valid for Saturday. This means that the core of the severe weather risk will likely set up to our north this weekend, although it is still too early to rule out severe weather locally. Regardless of if severe weather happens, we definitely could have heavy rain at times on Saturday. 1-3″ of rain in total is not out of the question.
WET PATTERN INTO NEXT WEEK… Temperatures will remain well above our seasonal averages into early next week as highs will be in the 70s. Rain will be possible on Sunday, Monday, into Tuesday as well.
SEVERE WEATHER POLICY… We’ll continue to watch the potential for severe weather setting up into the weekend and bring you the latest in the RedZone Weather app (redzoneweather.com/app is the link for the free download). If tornado warnings are required for any part of southwest Alabama and northwest Florida, per our longstanding policy (outlined at redzoneweather.com/coverage), we will stream live video coverage for any of our 12 counties that are included in a tornado warning.
See all the details in your Wednesday #rzw forecast video that will be available shortly in the RedZone Weather app… Enjoy the day!