Rain returns on Thursday and Friday, The Weekend cold front brings us much cooler mornings

Tonight: Mostly cloudy and becoming muggier. It will be breezy with lows in the middle 60s to lower 70s.

Tomorrow: Thursday will be cloudy and not as warm with higher humidity levels as an area of low pressure develops along the coastal stalled cold front. The dry air over Central Alabama will take time to moisten up, so we will only have spotty showers during the day. High temperatures will be in the lower to middle 80s. Thursday night will have numerous showers and thunderstorms with lows in the 60s.

The Coastal Low will continue to move across South Alabama on Friday ahead of a cold front. We will be cloudy and much cooler with numerous showers and storms. Some heavy rain is possible.

Between Thursday and Friday, the forecast rain totals will be around 1-2″ with the higher amounts south of I-20. High temperatures will only be in the middle 70s.

High School Football: Right now, plan for a few showers to linger across Central Alabama for the 7 PM kickoff. It will be cool with temperatures in the 70s.

Weekend Outlook: The cold front will move through on Saturday morning, and we will become mostly sunny by the afternoon. It will be warmer and breezy with highs in the middle 80s. This weather will be perfect for all of the local college football games! High pressure will stay north of Alabama on Sunday drawing down dry air. We will start the day much cooler with lows in the upper 50s. Sunday afternoon will be sunny and warm with low humidity. Highs will be in the lower 80s. It stays cool Sunday night with lows in the 50s.

Tracking the Tropics: A disorganized WNW fast-moving tropical wave is located near Jamaica and Cuba. It has a low chance of developing once it enters the Western Caribbean later this week and SW Gulf of Mexico early next week.

A disorganized tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles in the Central Atlantic. Development, if any, would have to occur in the next day or two. Then the environment is not favorable for development by the end of the week.

Lastly, there is another disorganized tropical wave near the Cabo Verde Islands. It is moving NW and has a low chance of developing later this week in the Central Atlantic where conditions are slightly favorable for development.