FIRST ALERT: Showers Friday morning may mix with sleet or snow

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Despite the cold breeze, the sunshine sure has been nice today. Temperatures have topped off in the upper 40s. The winds will become lighter tonight and temperatures will drop into the 30s. A FIRST ALERT for rain/snow showers passing by tomorrow morning for areas north of I-20 especially along the Highway 278 corridor. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing so we don’t anticipate anything sticking and just wet roadways. Temperatures will climb into the lower 50s and we may see another chance of a passing rain shower on Friday night but otherwise the weather looks mainly dry.

This weekend looks fantastic, dry and milder! We will get to enjoy plenty of sunshine on Saturday and temperatures rising into the upper 50s. We will see more clouds on Sunday, but despite that, temperatures will reach the middle 60s.

Next week the flow increases from the south and that will mean an increase in warmth, humidity and rain chances. Widely scattered showers are possible during the day on Monday with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 60s. Monday is not expected to be a washout by any means. The best chance for rain will be along and north of I-20.

All eyes are focusing on the middle of next week as models hint on a potent weather system developing to our west. The latest models are showing a strong area of low pressure forming and bringing in a line of showers and thunderstorms sometime on Wednesday. With such a dynamic system showing up in our models, we can’t rule out the potential to see strong and severe storms. All modes of severe weather such as damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes can’t be ruled out at this time. There remains plenty of uncertainty regarding the actual timing and intensity of this system. Latest models are showing our best chance for storms developing Wednesday morning and moving east into the afternoon hours. Heavy rain will be likely, and the latest guidance is indicating rainfall totals around 1-2 inches next week. We are entering March, so it is not unusual to see strong weather systems. Now is the time to have a weather safety plan in place should severe weather strikes us.

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