Warmer Saturday ahead of some scattered showers and storms

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Showers and some storms possible across Alabama this weekend

There's *** risk of *** few severe thunderstorms coming up on Saturday, mainly west of Alabama. Around here, we could have some isolated showers and thunderstorms through Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. But the overall picture is not one of an extremely stormy day. So if you're thinking about barrens, stallions, whatever it might be coming up on Saturday evening, the weather looks decent and isolated storm possible early on and then just partly mostly cloudy sky with temperatures falling off into the sixties Saturday night. Now on Sunday, we'll see *** few showers around in the morning and then in the afternoon, it's just breezy and cooler. So here's what the forecast looks like when we use some of the short term modeling. This is the H triple R, the her, there are three areas to look out for around the southeast for thunderstorm action. Number one back here to the west over Arkansas where there's *** much better chance of severe thunderstorms. And then we have the few isolated storms over northeastern Mississippi and West Alabama around five o'clock Saturday afternoon. This action down to the south very well may be the thing that prevents widespread severe thunderstorms or even thunderstorms for that matter over Mississippi and West Alabama through Saturday afternoon. So you see how this is going to work closer to where there's *** little bit of an upward motion in the atmosphere. *** better chance of some showers around Huntsville and over to Albertville and Fort Payne through Saturday evening, Birmingham down to Montgomery. Probably not *** whole lot. And then of course, down around South Alabama, we've dried out, Look out here to the west big line of thunderstorms there as that moves toward us. It just kind of fizzles. We'll have some showers through the overnight hours into early Sunday morning over northeast Alabama. But once this passes, once all this wet weather is passed us, uh you know, going into Saturday or Sunday afternoon, Sunday evening and even into Monday, shabby. So *** warm day, Saturday, some storms late Saturday afternoon, showers early Sunday morning and then next week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, all dry Friday. We do bring back *** chance of some scattered thunderstorms. Now, it's going to depend on how far east this entire storm system ends up and how much instability there is. But I think there could be some active thunderstorms between Friday and Saturday of next week. So that is something to keep in the back of your mind as we go through the next seven days.

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Showers and some storms possible across Alabama this weekend

Saturday starts with some patchy fog, but it warms up and dries out nicely! You can expect a chance of a storm or two in the afternoon and evening ahead of a cold front. Check the video forecast for the latest.THE WEEKEND IS HERE!The rain is gone for now leaving us dry for most of the day Saturday, but the day may not end completely rain-free:Warmer Day: expect highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s with a light southwest wind and a partly sunny sky.Chance of PM storms? Yes, it does appear that a few isolated afternoon and evening storms develop between 3 PM and 9 PM across mainly western and Central Alabama. A much larger complex of heavy storms between US 80 and the Gulf Coast acts to suppress widespread afternoon storms around North and Central Alabama, so we only expect a hand full here and there.Weather for both the Barons and Stallions games looks warm with a chance of a brief downpour or two. Cold front Saturday night: a strong cold front moves in late Saturday night with some more showers and occasional storms. We do not expect any severe weather here, but a substantial threat of severe storms exists west of Alabama across Mississippi, western Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana.Scattered showers continue into midday Sunday behind the cold front.Expect a high Sunday in the upper 60s to lower 70s with some afternoon sun and a gusty 10 to 20 mile per hour breeze.QUIET START, STORMY END TO NEXT WEEK?The historic peak of tornado season in Alabama occurs in mid-to-late April. According to the National Weather Service in Birmingham, the official tornado count this year is now 52 for the whole state. That's roughly a normal year's worth of tornadoes in just the first four months of the year.Next week starts with no weather worries, but the weather pattern starts to make a shift to a stormy look by the end of the week and next weekend.Monday and Tuesday look a little cooler than average: highs in the 60s and 70s, lows in the 40s.We warm up significantly on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of a storm system that could bring a threat of severe weather to Alabama and nearby states Friday into Saturday. There is much to be learned about next week's weather changes, so for now, just be aware that some more rough weather may be out there in the next 7-10 days. It is, after all, "that time of year." CLICK TO SEE THE 7-DAY FORECAST—STAY WEATHER AWAREGet the free WVTM 13 app and turn on the alerts for the latest weather updates.For the latest Birmingham weather information and central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.Current Weather ConditionsHourly Forecast | 10-Day ForecastInteractive RadarBirmingham SkycamsLive Doppler RadarSign Up For Email Weather AlertsDownload the WVTM 13 AppDon't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

THE WEEKEND IS HERE!

The rain is gone for now leaving us dry for most of the day Saturday, but the day may not end completely rain-free:

Warmer Day: expect highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s with a light southwest wind and a partly sunny sky.
Chance of PM storms? Yes, it does appear that a few isolated afternoon and evening storms develop between 3 PM and 9 PM across mainly western and Central Alabama.

A much larger complex of heavy storms between US 80 and the Gulf Coast acts to suppress widespread afternoon storms around North and Central Alabama, so we only expect a hand full here and there.
Weather for both the Barons and Stallions games looks warm with a chance of a brief downpour or two.
Cold front Saturday night: a strong cold front moves in late Saturday night with some more showers and occasional storms. We do not expect any severe weather here, but a substantial threat of severe storms exists west of Alabama across Mississippi, western Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana.

Scattered showers continue into midday Sunday behind the cold front.

Expect a high Sunday in the upper 60s to lower 70s with some afternoon sun and a gusty 10 to 20 mile per hour breeze.

QUIET START, STORMY END TO NEXT WEEK?

The historic peak of tornado season in Alabama occurs in mid-to-late April. According to the National Weather Service in Birmingham, the official tornado count this year is now 52 for the whole state. That's roughly a normal year's worth of tornadoes in just the first four months of the year.

Next week starts with no weather worries, but the weather pattern starts to make a shift to a stormy look by the end of the week and next weekend.

Monday and Tuesday look a little cooler than average: highs in the 60s and 70s, lows in the 40s.

We warm up significantly on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of a storm system that could bring a threat of severe weather to Alabama and nearby states Friday into Saturday.

long range outlook

There is much to be learned about next week's weather changes, so for now, just be aware that some more rough weather may be out there in the next 7-10 days. It is, after all, "that time of year."