Alabama's Warm Stretch, Showers & Cool Down

0:00Birmingham's story is making news on March 4. Alabama is in for its warmest stretch of the year so far, with afternoon highs reaching the low to mid-80s through Saturday. A few areas might even break daily records as a high-pressure system builds in from Florida, keeping things dry today. Isolated showers could pop up tomorrow afternoon across South Alabama, with a chance of scattered one statewide on Friday. These won't be heavier widespread, so most folks can plan outdoor activities without much worry. Over the weekend, expect widely-spaced showers on Saturday, picking up later that night and into Sunday as the front stalls nearby. Hies will stay in the low to mid-80s, Saturday, dropping to the mid to upper 70s Sunday. Thunderstorms are possible, but not severe, and it won't be a total washout. Looking ahead to next week, a few showers might linger. Monday and Tuesday, before a bigger batch of rain and thunderstorms rolls in Wednesday, ahead of. A cold front. That could bring some strong storms, though details are still fuzzy.

1:03Cooler air follows, with highs in the 60s Thursday and Friday, and North Alabama possibly dipping into the 30s Friday morning. On this date back in 1943, Arctic air gripped the deep south, with Huntsville hitting a low of 7 degrees in Birmingham, at 17. And in 2008, two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in West Alabama near Utah in Samantha. Deanon is brought to you by our sponsor link in the description. Your pillow just got smarter. It plays your podcast and music, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.