FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING; COOLER TEMPS COMING TUESDAY… Rain and thunderstorms continue just to our east across the Florida Panhandle and southeast Alabama. Vast majority of our local area in southwest Alabama and northwest Florida remains dry and warm on this Sunday evening. Temperatures are peaking in the mid-80s today ahead of much cooler temperatures set to arrive on Tuesday after a cold front passes by on Monday night. We could have a few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms on Monday evening as a cold front moves by from northwest to southeast. After the storms Monday night, lingering showers are expected on Tuesday as cooler, more stable air filters in behind the passage of the cold front. Wednesday through the end of the week (and into the weekend!) look dry, sunny, and mild. High temperatures will be in the upper-80s on Monday ahead of HIGHS in the MID-70s on Monday! More good news to report: The tropics remain quiet. Let’s look at your Sunday evening forecast notes.

LOW (NOT ZERO) RAIN CHANCES ON EASTERN SIDE OF REGION TODAY… Rain and storms continue to stream in from the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon in areas just to our east in the Florida Panhandle region. There also have been a few storms in southeast Alabama near Ozark, Union Springs, Elba, and Enterprise over the last hour. We note a few localized downpours of heavy rain are happening as of 2:05PM near Florala, Lockhart, Laurel Hill, Crestview, and Geneva. This will represent the trend over the next few hours. I expect a few downpours being possible in parts of Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Covington, Crenshaw, Geneva, Coffee, Dale, Houston, Pike, and Barbour counties. Most of us across southwest Alabama and northwest Florida will remain dry and warm. Temperatures are peaking in the mid-80s today.

STORMS LIKELY MONDAY EVENING… The Storm Prediction Center has introduced a low-end, Level 1 (out of 5) marginal severe weather risk for inland areas of south Alabama valid for tomorrow (Monday, September 28, 2020) as a cold front approaches from the northwest. The concern is a few stronger storms may briefly ramp up to severe levels and produce gusty winds in isolated areas. The tornado risk on Monday will remain very low, if not near zero, in most spots locally. This is not a tornado-driven risk but rather a risk of gusty winds. Showers will be possible throughout the day on Monday and into Monday night, but the core risk of heavy rain and storms will happen between 4PM and 9PM. After that time, the cold front will have cleared much of our area. I would imagine we’ll be able to give an “all clear” from this low-end severe weather risk by 10PM on Monday night.

COOLER TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AS RAIN CLEARS OUT LATE IN THE DAY… Showers will linger after the passage of the storms on Monday night. Rain will be possible at times on Tuesday throughout the day. High temperatures on Tuesday will be in the mid-70s. We dry out by Tuesday evening, setting the stage for what will likely be an extended streak of dry, mild days with cool nights.

MILD DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS START WEDNESDAY… High temperatures are set to remain in the 70s with morning lows in the low- to mid-50s starting Wednesday. Sunny skies will be the story each day with clear nights. Certainly a nice weather pattern to look forward to after such an active weather period in the last few weeks!

TROPICS ARE QUIET… No new tropical development is expected in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, or Atlantic Ocean over the next 3-5 days. Great news!

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MAINLY SUNNY TODAY; TROPICS REMAIN QUIET… Since our weather pattern has been quite active over the last several weeks, I’ll keep it short and sweet today: Mostly sunny skies are expected on this Saturday across the region with highs in the mid-80s. A few showers and storms will be possible Sunday into Monday ahead of cooler temperatures arriving Tuesday. Best of all, the tropics are QUIET. Have a great Saturday!

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WARM WEEKEND; SHOWERS RETURN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY… Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures are expected across the region today and on Saturday. High temperatures will peak in the mid-80s this weekend ahead of cooler temperatures on the way by the middle of next week. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will return Sunday into Monday as a potent cold front approaches from the north. Cooler air will begin to filter into our region on Monday night ahead of high temperatures in the 70s by Wednesday. The tropics are expected to remain quiet this weekend into early next week! Let’s look at your Friday forecast details.

SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY… Rain and thunderstorms will become possible on Sunday into Monday as the cold front approaches. For now, severe weather parameters are low. There could be some thunder involved as these storms arrive, but severe weather seems unlikely for now. I’ll be watching trends this weekend and let you know if there are any changes to report.

COOLER AIR ARRIVES MONDAY NIGHT… A cold front will move through our region from northwest to southeast on Monday during the afternoon and evening hours, bringing with it cooler, more stable air. Overnight lows by Tuesday morning

SUNNY, MILD DAYS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK… An extended steak of sunshine looks to kick off on Wednesday as high temperatures settle into the 70s. Overnight lows will be in the mid- to upper-50s by the end of next week. We generally have several weeks of drier, sunnier weather in October, and this very well may be the beginning of that.

TROPICS ARE QUIET… The Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean are all quiet with no new tropical storms expected to form over the next 5 days. Excellent news!

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See all the details in your Friday #rzw forecast video. Have a great weekend!

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