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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Monday February 1, 2010
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...Milder Today...

Seasonable. That is a good word to describe the sensible weather we will experience across Central Alabama for the next few days. Highs will be in the 50s, lows in the 30s through Wednesday. We will deal with a few generally light showers tonight and Tuesday morning, then a more general rain late in the week, followed by colder weather for the weekend.

THROUGH WEDNESDAY: We're starting out in the upper 20s on average across Central Alabama. Expect a good bit of sunshine today with a high around 55 degrees. Clouds will increase late in the day as an upper level trough slides across the area tonight and Tuesday. Rainfall will be very light and spotty. Tuesday will look a lot like today, with partly cloudy skies and highs in the 50s again. It's more of the same for Wednesday, with highs in the 50s after a morning low near freezing.

LATE WEEK SYSTEM: By Thursday morning, a surface low will be developing near Brownville, Texas. This low will move northeast, spreading showers into the state during the day on Thursday. Rainfall amounts will again be light. Some more widespread rain will spread into the state Thursday night as the low moves to south of New Orleans. The low will grow stronger on Friday as it moves into southern Georgia, which will intensify the rains over Central sections of the state. One and one half to two inch storm totals should be common.

WEEKEND PEEK: The low will be winding up as it hooks up the East Coast, becoming quite a formidable storm. Light rain and drizzle will be left over on Saturday, even as colder air spreads into Alabama on the back side of the low. We will be watching atmospheric temperature profiles for the possibility that the precipitation would mix with or change over to a little light snow or flurries on Saturday and Saturday night, but no problems are expected.

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TODAY
Partly cloudy. Increasing clouds late in the day. Slight chance of an overnight shower.
Afternoon High 55
WIND: E 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly cloudy.
Morning Low 37 Afternoon High 56
WIND: N 5-10

WEDNESDAY
Mix of clouds and sun.
Morning Low 32 Afternoon High 57
WIND: N 5-10

THURSDAY
Increasing clouds and shower chances. Rain becoming likely overnight.
Morning Low 35 Afternoon High 54
WIND: E 6-12

FRIDAY
Rain likely.
Morning Low 45 Afternoon High 51
WIND: E/NW 7-14

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