Rainfall will develop across Central Texas later today where some hail will be possible as cold mid level temperatures overspread the region.  This system will move eastward across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast states on Tuesday and bring rainfall to Alabama.  Amounts of around 1″ will likely be common as with our past couple of systems.  Localized flooding could once again be an issue given the saturated grounds…especially along river basins.

After the first system ejects….cold/dry air will set firmly in place across the state through the end of the week.  At this time…another potential weather maker will develop across Texas during the day on Thursday and move eastward into the Gulf of Mexico.  This system has the potential to bring some precipitation to Alabama.  At this time, I won’t put that into the forecast because the dry air at the lower levels could keep rain or snow from reaching the surface.  However, this could change in later forecasts.  Just keep in mind that we are monitoring the potential for a storm system at the end of the week that could bring frozen precip.  More later…