This will be the first time in my life that my hometown hasn’t celebrated the Alabama Blueberry Festival. The 40th edition of the festival has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus situation. https://t.co/Md7LQng3Gz
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 30, 2020
Drier days are in the forecast. The outlook has mostly clear skies and no rain in the forecast across our area through Sunday night (and even into early next week). Cool nights through Fri night, with a warming trend expected into the weekend. #mobwx pic.twitter.com/TcykDNPdOA
— NWS Mobile (@NWSMobile) April 30, 2020
☀️☀️☀️ Look at all that sunshine in the forecast! It certainly has been awhile since we have had an extended streak of nice, warm days! pic.twitter.com/EJF0hydw9m
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 30, 2020
KICKING OFF A LONG STREAK OF SUNNY, DRY DAYS… Today is the last day of April and the first day of what will likely be an extended streak of sunny, dry days. High temperatures on this Thursday will peak in the mid- to upper-70s in most spots across the region. No rain is expected today, tonight, or anytime soon! Clear skies will continue into tonight and into Friday. The big weather story locally over the next few days will be the building heat. High temperatures by Sunday and Monday will be in the 90s! Let’s look at your full forecast details.
SEVERE WEATHER SEASON ENDS TODAY… Traditionally, the last day of April marks the end of our primary severe weather and tornado season across the Deep South. Right on schedule, we’re having a major pattern flip that will support drier, warmer conditions as we go into early May. No severe weather is in the forecast for the next 7-14 days. We made it through an active severe weather season with numerous tornadoes, damaging winds, and several injuries. It’s over! Breathe a little easier as we have no severe weather in sight.
HOT TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND… Temperatures will gradually increase over the next several days. While we will be in the upper-70s today for afternoon highs, by Sunday, temperatures will crack the 90 degree mark. We will remain in the 90s for afternoon highs through Monday as a big dome of high pressure keeps us dry and hot.
NEXT RAIN CHANCE IS WEDNESDAY… Our next chance of rain will happen on Wednesday of the upcoming week, although models certainly have not been aggressive in promoting this idea. We may have to ultimately take out the rain chance if models continue to trend drier.
APP… redzoneweather.com/app is the link for the free download. Be sure to visit the Alerts tab (bottom right corner) and tap the large, yellow “Alert Settings” button to customize the alerts you’d like to receive from me. If you like a lot of info, be sure to toggle ON Low-Level Alerts.
See all the details in your Thursday #rzw forecast video… Have a great day!
