The weather is expected to remain calm and comfortable over the next 24 hours, with seasonable warmth as a surface ridge moves eastward across the Deep South. While high clouds may increase tonight due to a passing little system, we aren’t going to see any rain.
The nice weather should hold through the weekend and into next week.
However, by Tuesday, showers and thunderstorms are back in the forecast. So far there is still some question about how far south the threat for severe weather will push, but there is a reasonable chance. The CIPS Analogs suggest a pretty wide area looking at the potential for severe weather on Tuesday.
So far this still looks like a “rain and wind” event with a lower risk for tornadoes, but I’ll continue to monitor trends.
Then, behind the front, it will be slightly cooler with highs in the 60s to near 70 degrees.
REGIONAL DAY TO DAY FORECAST
Today: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Monday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cooler with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
