Near-record heat set to follow Tue. morning’s soaking rain
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It was a stormy Monday night into early Tuesday, as a front marched through the region.
Rain totals varied significantly across the Tennessee Valley. Most areas saw one to three inches of rain but some saw less and more, depending on location.
On the left, there’s a look at the estimated rain totals across the Tennessee Valley. The heaviest rain bands set up across northwest and north-central Alabama. Many locations experienced extended periods of torrential rainfall. Rainfall totals on the right graphic were reported by the NWS.
Huntsville International Airport saw about 3.50 inches of rain with this system! Huntsville broke a daily rainfall record Tuesday with 3.37 inches of rain. Others who recorded high totals were Leighton, Athens, and Muscle Shoals. The farther east you lived, the lower the rain totals were. Henagar recorded around 0.60 inches of rain.
Dry and Hotter Through Thursday
Our weather pattern improves in a hurry across North Alabama, as high pressure quickly moves into the region.
This area of high pressure will filter drier air into the region, leading to a brief break in the wet weather. We’ll see a foggy start to the day on Wednesday with sunshine returning once the fog lifts.
Highs on Wednesday will be several degrees off from a record and in the mid-80s.
Thursday will be the hottest with highs in the upper 80s. The record for Huntsville is 91 degrees set in 2012.
The temperature trend will remain well above average through the first week of May. Thunderstorms will return to most of the area on Friday.
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