Friday,  April 18, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 274 • 12 of 33

Heavy rain likely for portions of the Southeast on Friday

An area of low pressure in the northern Gulf of Mexico will bring several inches of rain to portions of the Southeast on Friday. Rain will be moderate to occasionally heavy at times and will make travel conditions difficult. Hardest hit areas are expected to be southern Alabama, southern Georgia and northern Florida where rainfall totals will range from 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts.

Today: Windy. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph in the afternoon.

Yesterday's Weather
High: 47.1°F at 5:58 PM
Low: 15.5°F at 6:33 AM
High Gust: 20 mph at 2:25 PM
Precip: 0.00
Snow for the season: 25.25

Record High: 89° in 1985
Record Low: 13° in 1953
Average High: 59°F
Average Low: 33°F
Average Precip in April.: 0.86
Precip to date in April.: 0.02
Average Precip to date: 3.04
Precip Year to Date: 1.06
Sunset Tonight: 8:24 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:41 a.m.

Tonight: Windy. Not as cool. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night And Monday: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
Tuesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Wednesday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s.

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