FEW SHOWERS THIS EVENING; MILD, DRY CHRISTMAS AHEAD… Mostly cloudy skies are in place across south Alabama and northwest Florida on this Sunday. A few rain showers may happen this evening as a weak frontal boundary slides across our area, but widespread heavy rain won’t happen. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day look mainly dry, but we have adjusted the temperature forecast down slightly. We’re also looking ahead to the end of the week into the New Year when showers and thunderstorms will return to our weather picture. Let’s talk details…
MILD, CLOUDY SUNDAY… Clouds continue to build in from the west into our local area on this Sunday evening. Much of the Deep South has been dry so far on this Sunday, but there is a chance that we could have a few scattered showers around this evening. Keep the umbrellas handy if you’re headed out and about this evening. Temperatures will peak around the 70 degree mark today. We’ll be in the 50s by 7PM this evening.
CHRISTMAS EVE… Partly cloudy skies are in store for Christmas Eve with high temperatures around 60°. While a shower or two may happen in the evening hours, the rain chance for any given area is less than 5% based on the latest model data. I expect vast majority of the local area to remain dry. Grab the jackets if you’re headed out to a Christmas Eve service as temperatures will quickly drop into the 40s and 50s by 6PM.
SANTA’S FORECAST… The jolliest old elf will again make his trip across the world on Monday evening into Tuesday morning, bringing with him plenty of gifts and toys. Temperatures will be a bit lower than initially expected. Most spots across the region will end up around 38° by 6AM on Christmas morning.
CHRISTMAS DAY… Other than a few passing clouds, I expect Christmas Day Tuesday to be dry and nice. Temperatures will peak around 65° by 2PM.
RAIN RETURNS LATE WEDNESDAY… Heavy rain could happen in the latter part of the week with the first showers and thunderstorms starting on Wednesday evening. Rain chances on Thursday into Friday will be quite high. While severe weather seems unlikely at this point, anytime we have an area of low pressure moving by like this during this time of year, we must be diligent in monitoring data trends. Instability values look to remain highest over the open waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico, which will likely hinder severe storm development across land areas. Good news!
I’ve got all the details for you in your Sunday #rzw forecast video above… Enjoy your evening!
