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Issued at 312 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2024

A frontal boundary has stalled out near the I-20 corridor as the  
surface lows continue to slide east through the Mid-Atlantic and 
Great Lakes. As we move through the day the front will begin to 
slide to the south again as a kicker system begins to work into 
the area. Scattered showers and a few storms will be possible, 
especially this afternoon. The highest potential for storms will 
be in the southeast, where differential heating will help add some
fuel to the airmass. Much like the past several days strong 
storms with gusty winds and hail are possible but should remain 
isolated and limited. 

By tonight the front should be south of the I-85 corridor and
north of I-10 in southern Alabama/Florida panhandle. Meanwhile a 
disturbance and low pressure system will ride along and north of 
the front tonight into Sunday. This will provide a fairly 
widespread soaking rain to the area through Sunday morning. 
Lightning will generally be limited to the far south through 
Sunday. By Sunday afternoon the majority of the rain will be south
of the I-20 and continue to slide south and east. 

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Regional Hourly Observations For LOWER MOBILE County
1000 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2024
COASTAL ALABAMA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MOBILE REG APT PTSUNNY   80  70  71 NW8       30.09R                  
BROOKLEY FIELD PTSUNNY   81  69  67 W3        30.09R                  
USA CAMPUS*      N/A     79  70  73 NW7       30.10R                  
DOG RIVER*       N/A     79  72  78 CALM      30.10R                  

  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
GULF SHORES    PTSUNNY   77  73  88 SE5       30.08R

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel

Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Alabama
Based on observations at 1000am CDT, Saturday April 20, 2024

Across Alabama...temperatures are near 53 degrees north, near 62 degrees central, and near 80 degrees south. Current sky conditions are thunderstorms north, cloudy central, and partly sunny south. In the north, relative humidity is near 79%, and the dew point is near 47 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 80%, and the dew point is near 56 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 71%, and the dew point is near 70 degrees. Winds are from the northeast at 8 mph north, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to thunderstorms. Winds are from the northeast at 7 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the northwest at 8 mph south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 81 degrees at Brookely Field. The lowest temperature is 52 degrees at Muscle Shoals.

Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Alabama 
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....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Almanac Information 

Saturday April 20, 2024 the 111th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 12.040000
Distance 0.999719 AU
Rise 07:10 EDT Set 20:24 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:46 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:46 EDT Ends 20:48 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy
Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

APRIL 20TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1901...
A spring storm produced unusally heavy snow in northeast Ohio. Warren
received 35.5 inches in thirty-six hours, and 28 inches fell at Green Hill.
Akron OH established April records of 15.6 inches in 24 hours, and 26.6
inches for the month. Pittsburgh PA established April records of 12.7
inches in 24 hours, and 13.5 inches for the month. (David Ludlum) (The
Weather Channel)
...1920...
Tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama killed 219 persons. (David Ludlum)
...2002...
An unseasonably warm and moist air mass had settled across eastern Kentucky 
leading to record breaking temperatures at the Jackson Weather Office and the 
London Corbin Airport between the 16th and 21st of April. Jackson saw several 
days in a row with record high temperatures as well as maximum low records. On 
the 19th the mercury soared to a record high of 89 degrees at Jackson and a 
record tying 87 degrees at London. The low temperature at Jackson was a balmy 69 
degrees good enough for a daily as well as a monthly maximum low temperature 
record. (NWS Jackson)

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