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FXUS64 KHUN 081528
AFDHUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1028 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
..NEW NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1028 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
- NO IMPACTFUL WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
NEAR TERM
(REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1028 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
UPPER RIDGING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER THE
SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER, NOT MUCH MOISTURE
WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE. THE MOST THAT IT'LL BRING
LOOKS TO BE SOME INCREASED CLOUDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. OTHERWISE, EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND
5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH THOUGH THE DAY THAT WILL
LARGELY PERSIST TONIGHT. THESE FACTORS, ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS,
SHOULD KEEP ANY FOG FORMATION AT BAY TONIGHT.
IT'LL BE A FAIRLY MILD DAY, WITH FORECAST HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S. A FEW AREAS OVER FAR NORTHWEST ALABAMA MAY BE
WARMER, IN THE UPPER 70S. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES ARE MODERATING AS
WELL, SO IT WON'T BE QUITE AS COOL AS WE'VE SEEN THE PAST FEW
NIGHTS. LOWS TONIGHT ARE THEREFORE FORECAST TO MAINLY BE IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S, BUT A FEW SPOTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHEAST ALABAMA MAY DIP INTO THE MID 40S.
SHORT TERM
(THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 1028 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST, BRIEF RIDGING
WILL TAKE HOLD OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ONCE AGAIN; HOWEVER, THIS
LOOKS TO EVOLVE INTO MORE ZONAL FLOW BY LATE WEEK. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND (STRETCHING DOWN
INTO THE SOUTHEAST) WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH OVER VIRGINIA
THROUGH LATE WEEK. EVEN SO, HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. THEREFORE, DRY WEATHER AND NO
RAIN WILL BE THE THEME THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. TEMPERATURES ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S BY FRIDAY.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 931 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
THE MAJORITY OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD WILL BE MARKED BY ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT. THIS WILL SUPPORT LARGELY BENIGN WEATHER WITH WINDS AND
TEMPERATURES BEING DRIVEN BY SURFACE FEATURES. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BE STATIONED OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST FOR MOST OF THE LONG TERM
FORECAST. LOCALLY WITH WILL INDUCE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AND ALLOW
FOR GRADUAL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE ADVECTION. TEMPS WILL RISE FROM
THE HIGH 70S ON FRIDAY TO THE MID 80S BY TUESDAY. DEW POINTS WILL
SIMILARLY REBOUND STAYING IN THE 50S FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. ON A
CONUS SCALE, A TROUGH WILL DEEPEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN THE WESTERN
CONUS WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT SLOWLY DRAGGING THROUGH THE PLAINS BY
THE START OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK. THE FRONT LOOKS TO NEAR THE TN
VALLEY ON TUESDAY WITH CLOUD COVER INCREASING ON MONDAY AHEAD OF IT.
LONG RANGE MODELS SHOW THE FRONT SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENING BY THE TIME
IS REACHES US, WITH MODELS DIVERGING ON IF THE FRONT COULD SUPPORT
ANY APPRECIABLE PRECIPITATION. HAVE CURRENTLY KEPT BLENDED GUIDANCE
SUPPORTING <40% RAIN CHANCES TUESDAY NIGHT, BUT WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED IF MODELS BEGAN TO TREND DRIER AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
SHORT TERM PERIOD.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 534 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
NEAR TERM...26
SHORT TERM....26
LONG TERM....RAD
AVIATION...HC
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