Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Forecast for Talladega
Updated: 9:19 PM CST on December 23, 2009
Wind Advisory in effect from 6 am Thursday to midnight CST Thursday night...
Rest of Tonight
Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers early in the morning. Near steady temperature around 50. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Windy. Rain showers likely and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the southeast 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Windy. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Christmas Day
Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain in the morning...then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. West winds around 5 mph.
... Wind Advisory in effect from 6 am Thursday to midnight CST Thursday night...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 6 am Thursday to midnight CST Thursday night.
A strengthening low pressure system to the west of Alabama will cause a tight pressure gradient across central Alabama on Thursday. This tight gradient will initially create sustained winds between 10 and 15 mph with higher gusts beginning by 6 am Thursday. Sustained winds will increase to 20 to 25 mph by noon on Thursday with gusts of 35 to 40 mph lasting through midnight Friday.
The biggest concern with these winds is the fact that they are going to on Christmas eve. High volumes of traffic could be impacted... especially traffic on west-to-east oriented roads as high profile vehicle could be presented with strong cross winds.
Other concerns include any loose yard furniture... trash cans and Holiday decorations that will easily be blown around if not properly secured... as well as the chance of power outages if downed trees happen to fall on power lines.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 17 mph and higher... or wind gusts of 30 mph and higher... are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.