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FXUS64 KHUN 051135
AFDHUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
635 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1045 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
- A COOLER TEMPERATURE TREND BEGINS SUNDAY THROUGH MID WEEK AS
HIGHS REMAIN IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE
40S
- A WARMING TREND BEGINS MID WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH HIGHS
REACHING THE 80S AGAIN BY SATURDAY.
NEAR TERM
(TODAY)
ISSUED AT 439 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT JUST
EAST OF THE AL/MS BORDER AND POINTS EASTWARD. MOST GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO PUSH ANY LINGERING LIGHT RAIN INTO GEORGIA JUST AFTER
10 AM. CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY QUICKLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. SOME LINGERING PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS MIGHT STICK
AROUND IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION DESPITE A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE IN THE
AFTERNOON WILL KEEP HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. DRIER AIR WILL
ALSO ADVECT INTO THE REGION. WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH
SOME HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH ARE SHOWN IN MOST GUIDANCE.
SHORT TERM
(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1045 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE TN
VALLEY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD, ALLOWING DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY
CONDITIONS. THE POST-FRONTAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY
COOLER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGHS ARE CAPPED IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S DUE TO CAA. HOWEVER, THIS IS NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR. A SECONDARY, DRY COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY PUSH SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER, NO IMPACTS ARE FORECAST
WITH THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1045 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
ENSEMBLES HINT AT AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGING THROUGH THE TN
VALLEY MID WEEK, BRINGING A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED, HOWEVER, AS AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE QUICKLY FILLS IN BY THURSDAY AND DRY CONDITIONS RETURN
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. IN RESPONSE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE, A WARMING TREND IS FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS HIGHS RISE TO THE 80S BY SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS THROUGH THE
LONG TERM PERIOD WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE 50S.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 635 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
MVFR CIGS WILL LIKELY HOLD ON JUST A BIT LONGER UNTIL AROUND 14Z
AT KHSV BEFORE SCATTERING OUT. VFR CONDITIONS AND NORTHERLY BREEZY
CONDITIONS WITH WINDS AROUND 10 KTS GUSTING TO AROUND 20 KTS ARE
EXPECTED WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AFTER 15Z.
HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
NEAR TERM...KTW
SHORT TERM....HC
LONG TERM....HC
AVIATION...KTW
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