Weekend Weather...

La Grange-Callawy Airport Lat: 33.01   Lon: -85.07   Elev: 692 Last Update on Feb 16, 10:40 am EST Fair 59°F (15°C) Humidity: 77 % Wind Speed: N 3 MPH Barometer: 30.22" Dewpoint: 52°F (11°C) Visibility: 10.00 mi. More Local Wx: 3 Day History:

It was a chilly start to the day, but temperatures have rebounded nicely.  The sun is brilliantly shining through partly cloudy skies outside my windows. 

Severe weather weather is going to be the topic for today and tomorrow.  The NWS has said that the chance for tornadoes in the biggest storms is very high.  A potent cold front crosses the southern plains brining severe storms and snow on the back side of the system.  Places like Amarillo are under a winter storm warning.  Driving will be treacherous during the overnight hours.

City	Sat.	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	City	Sat.	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.
Chicago	33	40	20	22	Indianapolis	37	52	28	29
Detroit	29	42	30	25	Cleveland	27	50	34	26
Houston	73	70	61	65	Atlanta	66	63	54	52
Pittsburgh	30	54	40	26	Buffalo	26	41	41	26
Washington, D.C.	42	48	60	42	Philadelphia	37	45	56	40
New York City	35	44	56	40	Boston	31	40	55	40

Today's Sunset

Winter's Not Over Yet!

La Grange-Callawy Airport Lat: 33.01 Lon: -85.07 Elev: 692 Last Update on Feb 14, 4:40 am EST Fair 25°F (-4°C) Humidity: 93 % Wind Speed: NW 5 MPH Barometer: 30.15" Dewpoint: 23°F (-5°C) Wind Chill: 19°F (-7°C) Visibility: 10.00 mi. More Local Wx: 3 Day History

It is going to be a cold start to our day today in the South. As you can see from the current condition observations, we are well below freezing.

The weekend looks stormy with rain and thunderstorms till Sunday. There is a twenty percent chance of rain and storms for tomorrow.

As some of you may know, we are in a severe drought in Alabama. Each drop of rain is like manna from the weather gods. Hopefully we will continue to chip away at our deficit before the hot, dog days of summer arrive. I can hear those cicadas in the hot sun singing as we speak.

Today's Sunset

Beautiful Weather!

La Grange-Callawy Airport Lat: 33.01 Lon: -85.07 Elev: 692 Last Update on Feb 10, 11:20 am EST Fair 57°F (14°C) Humidity: 31 % Wind Speed: W 6 MPH Barometer: 30.32" Dewpoint: 27°F (-3°C) Visibility: 10.00 mi. More Local Wx: 3 Day History:

We have a beautiful day on tap here in eastern Alabama. The sun is shining without a cloud in the sky. Temps have rebounded nicely from a cold start. The next chance of rain is still set for Tuesday. There is a 30 percent chance of storms for Tuesday afternoon with an 80 chance of rain for the overnight hours.

From Accuweather: The Northeast will get the arctic chill later today and tonight as a cold front moves through the region. The northern Plains and Midwest got the frigid air Saturday as temperatures plummeted to below zero for some locations.

The blustery weather will migrate eastward and bring low temperatures
into the single digits for most of the Northeast tonight. Temperatures are
expected to start decreasing in the late morning and early afternoon with the
passage of the front with as much as a 20-degree drop in temperatures from what they were Saturday. Brief exposure to the extreme cold could lead to frostbite or hypothermia.

Temperatures from around the nation for the next three days:

City	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	City	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.
Minneapolis	-2 (-26)	6 (-6)	15 (9)	Milwaukee	2 (-28)	11 (-1)	20 (8)
Chicago	2 (-20)	17 (4)	23 (10)	Indianapolis	20 (-4)	21 (3)	30 (16)
Detroit	13 (-15)	17 (5)	27 (14)	Cleveland	18 (-9)	18 (7)	32 (18)
Pittsburgh	27 (7)	22 (10)	35 (25)	Buffalo	25 (3)	15 (-6)	28 (9)
Washington, D.C.	54 (44)	34 (13)	42 (34)	Philadelphia	45 (31)	29 (11)	36 (19)
New York City	44 (26)	29 (9)	37 (17)	Boston	43 (27)	29 (10)	37 (9)

Current Conditions...

 

Quiet night tonight.  Clear and cold.  We may hit the freezing mark before morning.  Maggie keeps running outside and comes in to greet me.  Her coat of fur will be freezing cold.  We really don't understand cold in the South, though.  What is cold here is balmy to our northern neighbors.  They are dealing with temperatures dipping below zero tonight with downright dangerous wind chills. 

37° Clear Feels Like 37° Reporting Station: KLGC Relative Humidity: 81% Wind: 0° (N) at 0mph Gusts: 0mph Pressure: 30.18in Yesterday's Precip: in Yesterday's Low Temp: 0°F Yesterday's High Temp: 0°F Dew Point: 32° Visibility: 10mi Ceiling: Unlimited Heat Index: 37° Wind Chill: 37° 6hr Precip: in 6hr Low Temp: 0°F 6hr High Temp: 0°F

Rain on the Way...

Fair 50°F (10°C) Humidity: 88 % Wind Speed: W 7 MPH Barometer: 30.05" Dewpoint: 46°F (8°C) Wind Chill: 47°F (8°C) Visibility: 10.00 mi. More Local Wx: 3 Day History:

Our next rain chance comes Tuesday night. The NWS has us for a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures will be mild in the 60s.

We will be getting close to 70 today. The NWS has us down for 66. I think that is too conservative.

The big weather news story today is the arctic blast invading the northern plains. A blast of cold air will herald in blowing snow and bitter cold temperatures. This will make for dangerous blizzard conditions and blinding whiteouts.

The combination of the arctic air mass and strong winds will produce dangerous wind chill temperatures across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. The temperatures are expected to drop as much as 30 degrees in locations across the region. Many locations will have actual low temperatures well below zero tonight.

Quiet in the South...

Quiet and calm weather invades the South for the foreseeable future. There is not one mention of rain in the NWS long range forecast for next week. The weather making the big headlines is the cold blast moving through the northern plains tomorrow. This will get the lake effect snow machine to going with lots of snow for cities along the eastern side of the lakes.

A look at some major city's temperatures for the weekend...

City	Fri.	Sat.	Sun.	City	Fri.	Sat.	Sun.
Minneapolis	28 (21)	20 (-9)	-1 (-26)	Milwaukee	34 (25)	32 (10)	1 (-30)
Chicago	37 (28)	35 (12)	12 (-22)	Indianapolis	46 (32)	42 (26)	24 (-4)
Detroit	35 (24)	36 (16)	14 (-18)	Cleveland	35 (25)	38 (21)	17 (-12)
Pittsburgh	38 (32)	42 (26)	19 (-11)	Buffalo	34 (27)	39 (21)	20 (-13)
Washington, D.C.	50 (43)	54 (38)	48 (28)	Philadelphia	51 (46)	50 (38)	40 (15)
New York City	46 (44)	46 (35)	39 (18)	Boston	37 (28)	42 (31)	40 (19)

Fair 52°F (11°C) Humidity: 50 % Wind Speed: Calm Barometer: 29.95" Dewpoint: 34°F (1°C) Visibility: 10.00 mi. More Local Wx: 3 Day History:

Current conditions...

Today's Sunset

Today's Sunset

Deadly Tennessee Skies

From The Weather Guy in Tennessee...

28 killed in Tuesday night's tornadoes
150 injured

63 injuries treated at the tiny Macon General Hospital
22 serious injuries by Vanderbilt Medical Center

1500 homes damaged or destroyed in Macon County near Lafayette
130 miles was the length the thunderstorm traveled that dropped tornadoes in Hickman County, Williamson County, Sumner County, and Macon County.

Deathly Weather

Dangerous storms roamed the Southeast last night. Deaths were reported in several southern states with lots of tornado touchdowns. I have been out of pocket on my weather blog due to a busy day on my main blog. I hope you all enjoy today's sunset posted below.

Quiet weather seems to be in store for the next week. Temps should get down to around freezing tonight and most nights this weekend only to rebound during the day. It already feels really chilly when I took my trash out a moment ago. There is a slight chance of showers Friday night, but the NWS doesn't think it will amount to much. Have a great night and start to your day tomorrow!

Today's Sunset

Today's Sunset

Sunshine on my Mind...

The sun is out.  The waning hours of daylight are approaching.  We will see above seventy degree temperatures today with an approaching vigorous cold front.  Could we get severe weather?  The cap on the atmosphere seems to be breaking with storms erupting in the sunshine in western Alabama (they've seen sunshine for much longer than the east).  I wouldn't be surprised if the NWS puts us under a severe weather watch. 

Currently we are under a:

Hazardous Weather Outlook

and a Lake Wind Advisory

Storm Watch

It is another warm spring-like day.  Usually, such warm weather forebodes severe weather, but the National Weather Service has our chances as slight.  The severe weather is much more likely to our North.  Some showers are already beginning to break out in front of the approaching cold front.  From the National Weather Service...

.NOW...

A FEW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AT THIS HOUR. THESE SHOWERS ARE MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...WITH TOTALS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. THE SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.

Spring-esque

Warm, spring-like night with some fog being reported. You can hear the tree frogs peeping off in my neighborhood enjoying the spring-like respite. Really nice sunset as well as I drove on the interstate coming back from Lagrange. Clearing tomorrow should continue till about nightfall. Severe storms are predicted to move in in the overnight hours. The chance of severe storms is 60 percent.

Warm Morning -- Storms Holding Off

The weather's calm here now.  The radar doesn't look too exciting despite a 30 percent chance of storms from the NWS for this morning.  Their short term forecast said storms would be on the increase before dawn, but I don't think that is going to happen. 

It has been so warm here.  It feels like spring.  I am torn between enjoying the warm weather and wishing it were colder so we could get the interesting wintry precipitation.  We still have much of February left, and March has proved to not let Spring arrive so easily.  My camera is itching to take photos of Spring, though.

Rain on the way?

Rain is already invading our Northwestern counties.  The National Weather Service forecast discussion talks as if we may not get much rain in the Southeast.  We only have a 30 percent chance today.  Outside my windows are cloudy, overcast skies and warmer temperatures.   My weather station reads 65 degrees at 2:30 PM.  That is almost spring-like!

Today's Sunset

Closer to dusk...

Nice Day...

You can almost feel Spring in the air with these temperatures in the high fifties.  It is a gorgeous day and you can see a video of how pretty it is on my main blog to the right. Wispy clouds.  A bright blue sky.  Glorious sunshine.   Rain comes back into the picture on Sunday night, though -- the harbinger of several days of unsettled and rainy weather.  It seems rain will be with us for the foreseeable future looking as far ahead as Wednesday. 

Today's Sunset

Tranquil Weather

It is the day after the storm so to speak. We had some vivid lightning last night and rumbling thunder. It was pleasant going to sleep to. My power also blinked several times with some of the more vivid lightning. It reminded me of the storms and storm fronts that blow through in spring heralding severe weather.

A look ahead shows our next rain chances coming on Sunday night. The beginning of next week looks unsettled and stormy. We badly need the rain so I am not complaining. I hope this equates to a beautiful and flowery spring. I am so ready for spring that it's not funny. I long to take many photos as the grass greens up and daffodils begin to flower. It has been a seemingly long winter.