Northport, Alabama 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
629 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 627 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026

 - Dry and warm conditions continue through the work week.

 - A cold front on Friday will bring much drier into the region.
   We will need to closely monitor for potential fire weather
   concerns on Saturday.

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.DISCUSSION...
(Thursday through next Wednesday)
Issued at 1010 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2026

An upper level ridge expanding across the Desert Southwest towards
the Southern Plains will keep us mostly dry across Central Alabama
for the next week. With that said, we will see a slight weakening in
the ridge Friday into Saturday as an upper level trough cuts across
the Great Lakes region while sending a cold front our way. Moisture
return may be sufficient enough to warrant a low chance of rain
Friday afternoon. The front looks to stall across the southern half
of the state over the weekend, eventually retreating north on
Sunday. Dry conditions remains in place through early next week as
upper level riding takes back control. While chances are low
(10-15%) we could see our next shot at some rain on Tuesday as a
H5 shortwave lifts out of the Plains and carves into the northern
periphery of the ridge.

We will see a warming trend continue through the week with highs
rebounding back into the mid 80s by Friday. We trim off about 10-20
degrees on Saturday in the wake of a cold front. That cool snap
doesn`t last long as we warm right back up early next week.

95/Castillo

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.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 627 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026

VFR conditions and light and variable winds are in place across
all terminals. VFR conditions will prevail through this TAF cycle.
The one exception will be TCL where a TEMPO for MVFR around
sunrise as low level moisture increases from the southwest.
Otherwise, southerly winds increase to around 10 knots after 15z.
Winds drop back off after 1z.

16

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.FIRE WEATHER...

Moisture will continue to recover through the day with min RH
values in the 40-50% range, with maybe a few upper 30% values. A
cold front will move through on Friday with much drier air moving
into the area over the weekend. RHs will fall into the 20-25%
range each afternoon. Winds will likely be elevated in the wake of
that front so we will need to monitor for increased fire weather
concerns. Moisture begins to recover by Monday with min RHs back
to 40-45%.

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.CLIMATE...
Issued at 600 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2026

Record High Temperatures:

March 26:
KBHM: 86/1929
KEET: 85/2020
KTCL: 87/2005

March 27:
KEET: 85/2012
KANB: 84/1994
KTCL: 86/2021

March 31:
KEET: 83/1998

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     83  57  84  42 /   0   0  10   0
Anniston    82  58  84  43 /   0   0   0   0
Birmingham  83  60  85  46 /   0   0  10   0
Tuscaloosa  85  59  85  45 /   0   0   0   0
Calera      84  58  86  44 /   0   0   0   0
Auburn      82  59  84  49 /   0   0   0   0
Montgomery  84  58  85  52 /   0   0   0   0
Troy        83  58  86  55 /   0   0   0   0

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.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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DISCUSSION...95/Castillo
AVIATION...16