Feb 2. 2014 TN Valley Forecast It’s official…Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, which means he predicts six more weeks of winter. Thankfully this week the Tennessee Valley will get a break from the single digit/below zero temperatures we’ve experienced as of late. Temperatures are on the unseasonably mild side this morning for most communities, thanks in part to a cloudy sky and a light southerly breeze, which limited cooling and aided in temperatures rising a few degrees overnight. Temperatures are ranging from 60° in Muscle Shoals to 41° in Scottsboro. Less cloud cover overnight allowed temperatures in northeast Alabama to cool more efficiently and drop lower than the rest of north Alabama. Areas of fog have also developed in northeast Alabama, mainly along and southeast of I-59, as well as around Guntersville and Albertville. Use extra caution traveling this morning, especially on the higher ridge tops and south and east of the Tennessee Valley, where Dense Fog Advisories are in place until mid-morning. Sunday’s Rain: Spotty light showers are already beginning to move east across the western half of the Tennessee Valley. Expect rain chances to increase throughout the day as a cold front slowly moves southeast across the region. A wind shift out of the northwest will occur once the front moves through, with a few strong gusts of wind. The bulk of the rain is along and behind the front, expect rain to become widespread by mid-late afternoon/evening. Heavy pockets of rain are possible and a few rumbles of thunder cannot be ruled out, but we will mainly be contending with scattered showers. If you are traveling to any Super Bowl parties this evening, expect rain to be around for the drive to and from the party. Rain slowly clears overnight from northwest to southeast, with a few spotty showers possible mainly east of I-65, but the bulk of the morning commute should be dry, but roads could still be wet. A brief rain/wintry mix in extreme northwest Alabama and adjacent Tennessee cannot be ruled out just before daybreak Monday, but due to the warm ground, no accumulation is expected. Rain totals will likely range between 1-2″ for most across the Tennessee Valley by Monday morning, with higher totals possible where rain lingers the longest. Thunderstorms Possible Tuesday Evening: Monday’s cool down will be brief as another storm system follows quickly behind the one to bring rain today and tonight. A surge of warm, moist air will occur Tuesday, in response to warm front lifting north of the Tennessee Valley. A few showers may develop and lift north along the warm front Tuesday morning. Tuesday evening the cold front approaches, with a better chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. Due to the lack of instability, the strong/severe threat remains extremely low, but the wind energy with this system will make any storm that develops capable of strong gusty wind, along with locally heavy rain. Again a few snowflakes cannot be ruled out as the system departs late Tuesday/early Wednesday, but there will be no accumulation. Unsettled Pattern Continues: After a brief dry period for the latter half of Wednesday and Thursday, yet another system will be impacting the region, bringing with it a chance for more rain and possibly some wintry precipitation. Model guidance is hinting at the potential for snow on the back side of the system as colder air moves in, but it is too far out for exact details, just know that more wet weather is likely by the end of the week, with possibly a chance for wintry precipitation next weekend. There will be some temperature swings as these systems approach and pass by, but we will not experience the extreme
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 15:36:28 +0000
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