INCREASING CLOUDINESS TODAY; RAIN & STORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING… Cloud coverage will gradually increase throughout the day on this Friday. High temperatures will be in the low- to mid-80s. A few showers may become possible locally this evening across the local area. We will be monitoring trends to our north and west today as a significant severe weather event sets up from Iowa southward to Arkansas and north Mississippi. This same weather system will cross our local area tomorrow in the morning hours, although probably as a much weaker system. For now, the overall risk of any severe storms happening locally is quite low. A few more Friday morning forecast notes are below.

SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER RISK TO OUR NORTHWEST TODAY… Parts of western Tennessee, Arkansas, and northern Mississippi are involved in an uncommon Level 4 (out of 5) severe weather risk valid for today into tonight. These zones have a fairly high tornado risk as we go into the evening hours. This risk zone is centered near Memphis (TN) and includes places just to the east of there near Jackson (TN). The widespread, significant severe weather risk extends farther north into parts of Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa.

SCATTERED STORMS AROUND TOMORROW MORNING… A decaying, perhaps broken, line of showers and thunderstorms will likely move across the northern part of our local area on Saturday. Severe weather issues seem rather unlikely to happen across south Alabama and northwest Florida for now. Storms may strengthen somewhat throughout the day on Saturday in areas to our east, but by that point, storms should be to our east and will not pose a problem for our local area.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SUNDAY… Skies will remain mostly cloudy on Sunday with high temperatures expected to be in the mid-70s. I cannot completely rule out a few showers on Sunday but most communities will remain dry.

SHOWERS AROUND NEXT WEEK… Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will feature non-zero, but low, rain chances each day. High temperatures will be in the 80s each day with morning lows in the 60s. For now, no severe weather issues are likely.

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SUNNY THURSDAY & FRIDAY; RAIN RETURNS SATURDAY MORNING… Sunshine is the story on this Thursday with temperatures slated to be in the mid-70s this afternoon. It will be a nice weather day across Alabama and northwest Florida with no rain expected anywhere close by today. Tomorrow, severe storms will likely set up to our northwest, extending from Arkansas northward to Iowa. That same system, likely to be much weaker on approach to our local area, will move through south Alabama and northwest Florida on Saturday morning. For now, severe weather parameters locally remain quite low. A few more Thursday morning forecast notes are below.

SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER SETUP TO OUR NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY… An expansive, Level 3 (out of 5) severe weather risk has been defined by the Storm Prediction Center valid for Friday into early Saturday morning. This zone is in place for parts of Arkansas, northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and southern Wisconsin. We note that parts of northwest Alabama are involved in this higher risk zone as well, specifically places like Florence, Muscle Shoals, and Russellville. Strong tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large hail will be concerns in the higher risk zone on Friday.

SCATTERED STORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY… Rain and thunderstorms will be possible on Saturday morning across our local area as the frontal boundary dives southeast. For now, robust, significant storms appear quite unlikely to happen locally.

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