WAFF Weather

Hot Tuesday with storms Wednesday.

It will be partly cloudy this evening with some low clouds returning overnight tonight.  Overnight lows will be in the middle to upper 60s with a light southeast wind.




Temperatures will be in the middle to upper 80s Tuesday with just a few renegade showers and thunderstorms possible.  Our chance of rain will increase Wednesday.  We could see a round of showers and some thunderstorms early Wednesday morning across NW Alabama.  This line will be weakening as it moves through and might not make it all the way into east Alabama.  No severe weather is expected at this time.





By Wednesday afternoon a round of showers and thunderstorms will develop and track east ahead of a cold front.  We will have to watch the potential for some strong thunderstorms with gusty winds and small hail.  The overall threat for severe weather will be low.  Temperatures will warm back into the lower 80s Wednesday afternoon.


A few showers and thunderstorms will remain possible Thursday and Friday but Memorial Day weekend looks dry with highs around 80 with sunshine.

Have a great night.

 

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

 

Chance of rain increasing for Friday PM and Saturday AM.

A storm system to the west will continue to move slowly east overnight tonight.  It will be mostly cloudy with a few showers into the overnight hours with lows in the middle 60s 

It is now looking like rain chances will increase throughout the day on Friday.  Scattered showers and thunderstorms will also be likely overnight Friday into Saturday morning.  This will keep temperatures in the lower 80s for afternoon highs Friday and Saturday.


The upper level storm system will finally begin to weaken and move out of the area by Sunday. Highs will then warm close to 90 degrees Sunday through Tuesday.


Afternoon highs will remain in the 80s next week.

Have a great night.

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

Now that's more like it. Near 90 this weekend.

It will be a great evening with a clear sky and temperatures in the lower to middle 70s through 9pm.  Overnight lows will be in the lower to middle 60s into the weekend thanks to a south wind.  Expect to see more clouds by Thursday afternoon.


We will see a few showers and some isolated thunderstorms on Thursday as well.  Highs will reach the middle 80s Wednesday but drop into the upper 70s and lower 80s Thursday due to the shower activity.



The weekend will be very warm and muggy.   Highs will be near 90 degrees with morning lows in the middle 60s.  Expect to see a few isolated afternoon thunderstorms. 


Have a great night.

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

Saturday afternoon rain chances dropping.

Partly cloudy and dry tonight with a south wind and lows around 62 degrees.  Showers and thunderstorms will begin to move into NW Alabama around sunrise. 


The line will be capable of strong gusty winds and heavy rain.  The line will be weakening as it tracks from west to east and might not make it completely across the Valley before falling apart before the Noon hour.




It will be mostly cloudy as we enter Friday afternoon with temperatures in the lower to middle 70s.  Scattered showers and thunderstorms will redevelop later in the afternoon and evening ahead of a cold front. 


 This front will slowly move through the Tennessee Valley from north to south.  By Saturday afternoon the front will be south of the Tennessee River and the better rain chances will begin to move into central Alabama.

Scattered showers and some thunderstorms will be possible early Saturday ahead of the front.  Late Saturday afternoon and evening expect the drier air to move in.  Saturday night will become mostly clear with temperatures in the middle 60s.




It will be mostly sunny for Mother’s Day with highs in the 70.  Cooler temperatures will be in town early next week with morning lows in the 40s and afternoon highs in the 70s.  Dry weather will likely be around for most of next week.

Have a great night.

 

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

Update on the chance of rain Friday and Saturday.

 They sky will clear overnight and lows will be around 60 degrees.

Here is a forecast image showing the forecast change in Barometric Pressure as we track the next storm system.  Pressure will be falling Thursday into Saturday with a rapid rise in pressure Sunday into Monday behind the weekend cold front as the cooler air mass moves in.



Some small isolated showers will be possible once again Thursday afternoon and evening.  Highs Thursday afternoon will be in the lower 80s with a WSW wind.

Temperatures will be in the 80s Friday and Saturday but rain chances will be around 50 percent.  Some scattered thunderstorms with heavy rain will also be possible.  Right now it looks like the rain chances should drop by the late and early afternoon hours on Saturday.

Several questions about the timing of the rain for Friday.  It's a tricky forecast because if we see a broken line of showers and storms in the morning it would keep any big development from happening in the early afternoon hours and leave us with some cloud cover.  So if we don't have rain in the morning the chance for showers and storms will be greater in the afternoon and early evening hours.  Overall it is a weak storm system and it is quite possible some areas will get skipped as it move through  The chance of rain will be dropping from north to south as we go through the early afternoon hours on Saturday.  Right now I'm thinking most areas will see improving weather by 3pm Saturday.

Forecast image from Pinpoint Predictor.

Sunday will be mostly sunny and dry with highs in the middle 70s.

A stretch of drier weather looks likely early next week.




Have a great night.

 Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

Widespread rain Friday into Saturday.

Mostly cloudy and breezy tonight and throughout the day on Thursday.  Overnight lows will be around 60 with a southeast wind at 10-15mph.  Temperatures will warm to near 76 Thursday afternoon with a few showers and isolated thunderstorms.  The rain that develops Thursday will be tracking from east to west.

The better chance for widespread showers and a few thundershowers will take place ahead of a cold front and upper level area of low pressure that will begin to move in late Friday. 




Look for widespread rain by Friday night with rain overnight into Saturday morning.  By Saturday afternoon we will finally begin to see a few breaks in the rain as it tracks away from us.  Another round of rain is possible late Saturday night into Sunday.  Highs this weekend will be about 20 degrees below normal and in the lower to middle 60s.  Morning lows Saturday and Sunday will be in the 40s.



The weather pattern will slowly improve by the middle of next week.

Have a great night.

 

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

An update on the cooler air and chance of rain coming later this week.

Clouds will be increasing tonight and throughout the day on Wednesday.  It will stay dry tonight but scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday afternoon.  Temperatures will drop to around 60 overnight and return to near 80 Wednesday. 

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible Thursday through Saturday with temperatures dropping into the 70s Thursday and into the 60s Friday and over the weekend.




  A wedge of cooler air will move in late Thursday and temperatures will begin to fall.  Expect widespread cloud cover and scattered showers with an east wind at 7-12mph.

Rain chances will begin to drop by Sunday afternoon.

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

Warm and dry start.... A cool and wet finish...

More sunshine is on the way for Tuesday after some patchy morning fog.  Afternoon highs will be in the lower 80s Tuesday with a light south wind at 5-10mph.  Look for a few more clouds late in the day but it looks like any chance of rain will hold off until Wednesday.



It will become mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon with highs in the middle to upper 70s.  Scattered showers will develop as we go through the afternoon hours.  Some thundershowers are possible too. 






By Thursday a weak frontal boundary will approach from the west.  Increasing humidity over the Tennessee Valley will increase our chance of rain once again Thursday into Friday.  Friday afternoon we will see a wedge of cooler air form over the Appalachian Mountains.  This wedge will act like a back door cold front and bring in more clouds and cooler temperatures for the end of the week.  Afternoon highs will be in the 60s with overnight lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s.  The chance of rain will be with us into the weekend.



There is still a lot of room for change to the weekend forecast.  Sometimes these wedge features don’t make it all the way across North Alabama.

Have a great night.

 

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

A Wet Weekend on the Way.

 A south wind will return to the area Friday afternoon along with more sunshine.  Clouds will increase throughout the day and temperatures will be in the lower 70s with no rain Friday.



We are tracking our next weather maker for the weekend.  A cooler air mass to the north will get closer  the Tennessee Valley while upper level energy moves in from the west.  This will create a stalled frontal boundary over the Tennessee Valley for much of the weekend.  We will be right along the boundary between the cooler air to the north and the warmer air to the south. 






Widespread showers and thunderstorms are forecast from the morning into the evening hours on Saturday.  I’m only expecting a few breaks in the rain on Saturday.  Sunday looks wet too.  Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible into Sunday afternoon. More breaks in the rain are possible Sunday afternoon.  Rainfall totals could exceed two inches through Monday.  No severe weather is expected.

Forecast Rainfall Totals Saturday - Sunday night.



The weather pattern for next week is looking unsettled and we could see a Wedge type setup where a stronger east wind moves in from Georgia late in the week. If this pattern sets up expect more cloud  cover and cooler than normal afternoon highs.  We will keep you up to date on that forecast.

Have a great night.

 

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms

Rain returns Wednesday morning. Followed by cooler weather.

It will be cloudy and mild tonight with a south wind at 5-10mph.  Morning lows will be around 60 degrees.

  As we go through the morning hours on Wednesday the chance of rain will increase from west to east.  Between 8am-1pm there will be rain in the Shoals.  Between 10am-3pm scattered showers will track through the Huntsville Metro area and between Noon and 5pm expect scattered showers in NE Alabama and across Sand Mountain.



 Along with the showers expect a few thunderstorms with locally heavy rain and some gusty winds.  No severe weather is expected.


After the rain we will see some sunshine late in day but a northwest wind will bring in some cooler air.  Temperatures will drop into the upper 50s and lower 60s Wednesday afternoon.  By Wednesday night the temperatures will be in the lower 50s and upper 40s.  Morning lows Thursday morning will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s. 

Thursday and Friday will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s.  It will be mostly sunny and dry.




More wet weather will move in Saturday.  Rain looks likely to start the day and to end the day on Saturday. We could see a few breaks in the rain but overall Saturday is looking wet.  By Sunday afternoon our chance for rain will begin to drop.

Have a great night.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
WAFF 48 Storm Team
We Track Storms