Heavy rain and severe storms will affect Alabama this week

Upcoming Weather Impact: New Year’s Day felt more like April Fool’s Day than January Fool’s Day, and this heat creates issues with the stormy weather in the first week of New Year’s. Check out the video forecast for the latest. HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Sunday’s high in the 70s didn’t break a record, and it wasn’t even close to the heat of the first day of 2022 when Birmingham set a new record high of 80°F. Monday won’t break a record either, but it certainly could be with a high in the 70s. 70s) with a southerly breeze around 10 to 20 miles per hour and partly to mostly cloudy skies. Rain and thunderstorms? Yes, a few showers and a few thunderstorms are possible by Monday afternoon and evening. A few storms can become loud and choppy with gusty winds, small hail, heavy showers and frequent lightning. When will it rain/thunderstorm? Isolated showers begin between 9 a.m. and noon, but the heaviest (but unevenly spaced and scattered) thunderstorms develop in the afternoon and early evening heat. Another batch of heavier storms underway west of Alabama on Monday will need to be watched carefully as it moves through the region on Tuesday. The Storm Prediction Center describes a risk of severe weather for most of Alabama on Tuesday. Get the free WVTM 13 app and turn on alerts for the latest weather updates. That’s why Tuesday is an IMPACT DAY for central Alabama: Severe thunderstorms are moving in from the west Tuesday morning. Our timeline runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for North and Central Alabama. The threat could last longer south of the US 80. There is also a possibility of redevelopment behind this initial wave from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning. We will monitor this; be alert to changes in forecasts. Strong gusts of wind over 80 km/h, hail and tornadoes are possible; however, the risk depends on where the storms may form. Some adverse conditions exist as limiting factors, so we’ll be watching to see which scenario wins out in this case. Heavy Rain: The chance of excessive rain appears lower than a few days ago, but we’re still expecting at least 1-2 inches of rain over most of central Alabama through Wednesday. Some localized flash flooding is possible primarily south of Interstate 20 where the ground is more saturated. Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday morning before a cold front pushes moist air out and ushers in a cooler, drier and quieter spell late next week. SEVEN DAY FORECAST Beyond the rainy end of Wednesday, the weather becomes calmer and cooler for Thursday and Friday: much more like January with highs in the 40s/50s and lows in the freezing lows of the 30s. Next weekend brings another chance of a few showers, but we don’t see a remarkable chance of impactful weather between Thursday and the start of the following week (January 9-10). Where did the winter go? The period from December 15 to 27 was an incredible 11 degrees below average in Birmingham: including a four-day period from December 23 to 26 when it was double that (22 degrees below average). The elastic, however, quickly closed. Temperatures have since risen to almost 20 degrees above normal. Will it still be cold? Certainly. Yes. Without a doubt. Will it be like the cold of Christmas? Probably not. It’s a cold outbreak that only happens once every ten years or so. Will it snow this winter? We usually have at least a chance of having snow. The pattern around January 10-20 would be what I’d like to see for winter weather, but at that distance it’s impossible to know for sure. It looks cooler at the end of the coming week and even cooler after January 10 (maybe not exactly January 10).—STAY WEATHER WARNED Download the free WVTM 13 app and turn on alerts for the latest weather updates. For the latest weather information from Birmingham and the most accurate certified forecast from central Alabama, watch WVTM 13 News. Current Weather Conditions Hourly Forecast | 10 Day Forecast Interactive Radar Birmingham Skycams Live Doppler Radar Sign up for weather email alerts Download the WVTM 13 app Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Upcoming Weather Impact: New Years Day felt more like April Fools Day than January Fools Day, and this heat is creating issues with stormy weather the first week of New Years. Check the video forecast for the latest.

HAVE A GOOD YEAR!

Sunday’s high in the 70s didn’t break a record, and it wasn’t even close to the heat of the first day of 2022 when Birmingham set a new record high of 80°F. Monday won’t break either of record, but it could certainly be the case with a peak in the 70s.

Short-term expectations until Monday:

  • Unusually Warm: Morning starts mild (50s) and ends fairly warm (low-70s) with a southerly breeze around 10-20 mph and partly to mostly cloudy skies.
  • Rain and thunderstorms? Yes, a few showers and a few thunderstorms are possible by Monday afternoon and evening. A few storms can become loud and choppy with gusty winds, small hail, heavy showers and frequent lightning.
  • When will it rain/thunderstorm? Isolated showers begin between 9 a.m. and noon, but the heaviest (but unevenly spaced and scattered) thunderstorms develop in the afternoon and early evening heat. Another round of heavier storms underway west of Alabama on Monday will need to be watched carefully as they move through the region on Tuesday.

The Storm Prediction Center describes a risk of severe weather for most of Alabama on Tuesday.

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That’s why Tuesday is a IMPACT DAY for central Alabama:

  • Severe thunderstorms are coming in from the west on Tuesday morning. Our timeline runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for North and Central Alabama. The threat could last longer south of the US 80. There is also a possibility of redevelopment behind this initial wave from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning. We will monitor this; be alert to changes in forecasts.
  • Strong gusts of wind over 80 km/h, hail and tornadoes are possible; however, the risk depends on where the storms may form. Some adverse conditions exist as limiting factors, so we’ll be watching to see which scenario wins out in this case.
  • Heavy Rain: The chance of excessive rain appears lower than a few days ago, but we’re still expecting at least 1-2 inches of rain over most of central Alabama through Wednesday. Some localized flash flooding is possible primarily south of Interstate 20 where the ground is more saturated.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday morning before a cold front pushes moist air out and ushers in a cooler, drier and quieter spell late next week.

SEVEN-DAY FORECAST

Beyond Wednesday’s rainy recap, the weather turns calmer and cooler for Thursday and Friday: much more like January with highs in the 40s/50s and lows in the frigid low 30s.

Next weekend brings another chance of a few showers, but we don’t see a noticeable chance of severe weather between Thursday and the start of the following week (January 9-10).

Where did Winter go?

The period from December 15 to 27 was an incredible 11 degrees below average in Birmingham: including a four-day period from December 23rd at 26ewhen it was double (22 degrees below average).

However, the elastic closed quickly. Temperatures have since risen to almost 20 degrees above normal.

Will it still be cold? Certainly. Yes. Without a doubt.

Will it be like the cold of Christmas? Probably not. It’s an epidemic of the common cold that only happens once every ten years or so.

Will it snow this winter? We usually have at least a chance of having snow. The pattern around January 10-20 would be what I’d like to see for winter weather, but at that distance it’s impossible to know for sure.

It looks cooler later this coming week and even cooler after January 10e(maybe not exactly January 10).

7-day forecast with temperatures for central Alabama

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