Alabama Weather: Rain, Cooler Temperatures, and Tornado Threat

0:00Early this morning, spotty light rain hit north and central Alabama, but most of the state stays dry today with just some showers down south. This afternoon, a cold front pushed through overnight, dropping highs into the 70s for a cooler vibe across the board. Tomorrow clouds build up and rain slides into the western counties by afternoon, turning widespread tomorrow night as low pressure rise that, stalled front. Expect a few thunderstorms near the coast, but severe risk stays low, which is the margin level, one out of five chance in southern mobile and Baldwin. Counties plus the Florida panhandle. Folks can breed easier this weekend after rain clears out from the northwest by Saturday morning, leaving most of Alabama dry that afternoon except the southeast corner. Highs hover between 65 and 72 degrees. Then Sunday brings sunshine with chilly mornings, upper 30s of north and highs in the low. To mid 70s. Starting ahead to next week, Monday and Tuesday, stay dry with temperatures warming up nicely.

1:02Showers and storms roll back in Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, but Friday shapes up dry again, though it's too soon to call any severe threats there. Just a quick throwback on this date back in 2005, an EF-1 tornado ripped through Shelby County before dawn, damaging homes and snapping trees in spots like Helena and Alibaster stay alert as pattern shift. That's the story for today. Birmingham News Today, Driven by AI.