Damp and cool Tuesday; drier days to follow

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Showers, plus a few thunderstorms are already on radar this morning... even more are on the way later today. Coverage of rain should be highest late this morning into the afternoon; much like yesterday, it will not rain in your neighborhood or city all day long, but period of wet weather will move in waves throughout central and south Alabama through the evening hours.

The clouds, rain and dampness will keep highs well below normal for late May. We’re talking peak temperatures barely above 70° today, with some staying in the 60s... that’s not a typo! We are a lot of things today (damp, dreary, windy and muggy) but we are not hot.

Wind speeds of 10-15 mph will be common all day long. We recommend taking the rain jacket and keeping it with you all day.

Additional showers are expected tonight into tomorrow morning before things finally dry out. Less humid air will push into Alabama by tomorrow afternoon, putting an end to the higher rain and storm chances.

Plenty of sun will shine by tomorrow afternoon, and high temperatures will respond by getting close to 80 degrees. Even warmer weather will ensue for the end of the workweek and upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Look for plentiful sunshine each day Thursday through Monday. That will warm us up generally into the middle 80s each afternoon. It’s possible a couple locations stay in the lower 80s or reach into the upper 80s on any given day.

The less humid air mass will support overnight temperatures in the upper 50s for multiple nights in a row. Compared to where we’ve been of late, that will feel very good and comfortable.

We do want to add that some modeling continues to suggest a small chance of showers and storms Friday through Sunday. Even if it does rain at some point, it would be very scattered and would not last long. Right now the forecast is keeping rain chances at 10-20%. We would bet on seeing dry weather during that stretch as of now!

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