ACTIVE PATTERN: Alabama’s weather will be active this week, which is to be expected in mid-March. The first round of storms will come later today and tonight; SPC has a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms defined for parts of Central and West Alabama, with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for most of the rest of the state.
The main risk of strong/severe storms will come from about 4:00 until 10:00 p.m storms will slowly weaken late tonight. With this round of thunderstorms the primary threat will come from large hail thanks to steep lapse rates. Strong, gusty winds are likely with the heaver storms the tornado threat is low, but not zero. Before the rain arrives temperatures will reach the 77-83 degree range this afternoon.
Tomorrow will be mostly dry with only isolated showers expect a high between 77 and 84 degrees for most places…