The southeast part of central Alabama could see rain and some gusty winds as the storm moves close by on Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Birmingham.Forecasters said breezy conditions are going to be possible from after midnight Friday through midday Sunday.
Today’s and tonight’s Birmingham, AL weather forecast, weather conditions and Doppler radar from The Weather Channel and Weather.com Landfall is anticipated on Sunday in Louisiana, but some of the worst weather will be felt far to the east of where the center comes onshore.

By Brandon Buckingham, AccuWeather Meteorologist A storm system that is expected to bring impactful weather to every corner of the country will bring a threat for severe thunderstorms across the South in the coming days.
Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 isn't quite a tropical depression or storm yet but could bring those kind of effects to the Gulf Coast by Friday and Saturday.Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 is expected to strengthen into Tropical or Subtropical Storm Nestor soon and head for the northern Gulf Coast.The latest projected path from the National Hurricane Center shows Nestor likely making landfall somewhere on the Florida Panhandle as a minimal tropical or subtropical storm.6pm - GOES-East Satellite imagery of Potential Tropical Cyclone #16 over the Gulf of Mexico as we transition from daylight to nighttime. In addition to the severe weather threat, accumulating snow is expected on the back side of the storm system across the southern Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes.A powerful wave of energy in the upper levels of the atmosphere will act as a driving force for an expansive area of heavy rain that is expected across much of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys through midweek.In the lower levels of the atmosphere, warm, moist and unstable air surging northward out of the Gulf of Mexico will act as fuel for potential thunderstorm growth.Prior to the arrival of wet weather, many locales across the South will experience springlike warmth, with temperatures in the 70s and dew points in the lower to middle 60s.Because the threat for severe thunderstorms spans multiple days, residents in many major southern metro areas will need to remain alert this week for the potential of rapidly changing conditions.Showers and thunderstorms are expected to blossom across eastern Texas and Oklahoma prior to sunrise as an area of surface low pressure develops and intensifies in the area.As the day progresses, showers and thunderstorms are expected to track eastward into Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. Track hurricanes in Alabama, Gulf Shores and other locations. Coastal areas remain under a Tropical Storm Cristobal got a little stronger on Saturday as it headed for the Gulf Coast. But Gonzalo was barely hanging on as a tropical storm on Friday night with 40 mph winds.That’s very good news for the Windward Islands, where Gonzalo will arrive on Saturday.Hurricane watches have been dropped but several islands remain under tropical storm warnings.It wasn’t looking as likely as of Friday. As they do so, damaging straight-line winds may become the primary threat from the thunderstorm activity.

This is actually round one of two that Alabama … The rest of central Alabama will likely get less than an inch, forecasters said.Rain from the Gulf system could affect parts of north Alabama on Saturday.North Alabama isn’t expecting much in the way of impacts from the Gulf storm, except for increased rain chances on Saturday.The path of the potential storm has shifted more to the east, and so have the best rain chances for north Alabama. A massive plume of dust from the Sahara desert in northern Africa has been traversing the atmosphere, thousands of … Hurricane watches have been issued for some of the islands as of Friday night.Douglas is expected to weaken by the time it reaches Hawaii but could still be a hurricane as it crosses near or over some of the islands.Tropical Storm Gonzalo is a small storm located at the bottom right of this image.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our The Storm Prediction Center has extreme southwest Alabama in a slight risk (Level 2 out of 5) for severe weather on Sunday.The southwest corner of Alabama has a risk for severe weather on Sunday as rain bands from Cristobal move onshore. Get news, photos, forecasts, updates, including information on evacuation routes at AL.com Along with the wind threat, flash flooding, hail and even an isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out.The line of powerful thunderstorms is expected to track right to the Atlantic coast by Thursday night. * Heavy rainfall of 4-6 inches with higher amounts up to 10 inches possible for coastal Alabama. Tropical Storm Gonzalo has weakened but will reach the Windward Islands on Saturday.Tiny Tropical Storm Gonzalo remained on a path for the Windward Islands on Friday night but got a lot weaker in the process.The National Hurricane Center had initially thought Gonzalo would become the Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2020.

Winds will continue to increase through the night and into Sunday.“Sunday will be very wet and windy as Cristobal passes west of the area, placing the central Gulf Coast on the ‘dirty’ eastern side of the storm,” the weather service said in its Saturday morning forecast discussion.Here’s a look at what coastal Alabama can expect from Cristobal, according to the weather service:There will be a high risk of rip currents along Alabama and northwest Florida beaches through Monday. While doing so, a more favorable atmospheric setup in place across this area could support a few isolated strong to possibly severe thunderstorms.Out of the three-day thunderstorm threat Tuesday through Thursday, Tuesday will likely feature the most marginal threat for severe weather. A tropical storm warning covered the mouth of the Rio Grande to San Luis Pass, Texas, and a tropical storm watch from San Luis Pass to High Island. While Alabama Power crews were wrapping up restoration work in … Severe storms in Alabama headed toward Georgia. Douglas had 115 mph winds as of Friday night CDT and will target the Big Island starting on Sunday. A storm system headed across the South will bring a substantial threat of severe weather with thunderstorms and flooding rain likely across much of Alabama beginning Tuesday and continuing through Wednesday. * A few tornadoes within rain bands on Sunday.