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FXUS64 KHUN 061935
AFDHUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
235 PM CDT MON APR 6 2026
..NEW NEAR TERM
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1008 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
- NO IMPACTFUL WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
NEAR TERM
(TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 235 PM CDT MON APR 6 2026
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES WILL CONTROL THE
WEATHER ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS EVENING. A WEAK DRY COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES, TO ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THIS AREA IN THE
LATE NIGHT. GIVEN DRY CONDITIONS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY,
NO WEATHER OF CONSEQUENCE IS EXPECTED. WITH A N-NE FLOW AND COOL
AIR ALREADY IN PLACE, OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD FALL INTO THE LOW/MID
40S (A TAD WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT) WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS. AN
AREA OF CIRRUS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES SHOULD SHIFT
EAST OF THE AREA IN THE OVERNIGHT, WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES
EXPECTED IN THE LATE NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING.
SHORT TERM
(TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1008 AM CDT MON APR 6 2026
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL GIVE WAY TO BRIEF UPPER RIDGING TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER, BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, A
SHORTWAVE LOOKS TO TRAVERSE THE ARKLATEX REGION HEADED TOWARDS THE
SOUTHEAST (DISCUSSED MORE BELOW). SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN CONUS WILL ALSO GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH MIDWEEK
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS AND PUSHES OVER THE NORTH-
CENTRAL CONUS. ULTIMATELY, NO RAIN IS FORECAST FOR NORTH ALABAMA
AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, BUT WE
MAY SEE SOME MIDLEVEL CLOUDS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AS WELL. AS FOR TEMPERATURES,
EXPECT AN EVER SO SLIGHT WARM UP THROUGH MIDWEEK. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER
40S TUESDAY NIGHT.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 854 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2026
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MODEL GUIDANCE HINTS AT A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH
APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER, WITH STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE LOCATED ALONG THE EAST COAST, DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD WIN
OUT KEEPING A RAIN FREE FORECAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WHICH WILL
BRING A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. EXPECT AFTERNOON HIGHS THURSDAY IN
THE MID 70S, ON FRIDAY IN THE UPPER 70S, AND THEN THE LOWER 80S
THIS WEEKEND. AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
CONTINUES TO BUILD, THERE APPEARS NO RELIEF IN SITE TO THE
RELATIVELY DRY START TO SPRING.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1241 PM CDT MON APR 6 2026
VFR WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE TAF. NE WINDS
OF 5-10KT THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD SUBSIDE BELOW 5KT TONIGHT, BEFORE
INCREASING INTO THE 5-10KT RANGE FROM THE NE ON TUE.
HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
NEAR TERM...RSB
SHORT TERM....26
LONG TERM....GH
AVIATION...RSB
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