First Alert: Cool & dry Saturday, warmer Sunday and beyond

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Saturday starts off cold and will remain chilly even under sunshine. Afternoon highs will only warm into the 50s and winds will be breezy out of the east around 5 to 10 mph.

A weak disturbance will bring more clouds to the area Saturday afternoon, night and into the morning hours on Sunday. Low temperatures during the period will be back into the upper 30s to lower 40s with a east winds.

Sunday will be mainly cloudy in the morning and gradually becoming partly to mostly sunny by the afternoon and evening. High temperatures will warm back into the 60s with light to calm winds. Overnight Sunday into Monday will remain chilly, in the 30s and 40s under mostly clear conditions.

Temperatures warm even more during the week ahead, all leading up to our next bout of rain that arrives mid-to-late week, next week.

Monday, plenty of sunshine with just a few clouds expected. Afternoon highs will soar into the 60s with overnight lows hovering in the 40s under partly cloudy skies.

Sun and clouds are in the forecast for Tuesday with afternoon highs again warming to either side of 70 degrees. Clouds blanket the area Tuesday night with a possible shower, lows will hover in the 50s.

Wet wet weather looks to return to Central and South Alabama on Wednesday all thanks to a low pressure and cold front that will push across the area. Highs on Wednesday will warm into the 70s with partly to mostly cloudy skies and rain and a few thunderstorms possible. Showers are forecast to continue through Wednesday night with cloudy skies and mild low temperatures in the 50s.

This system looks to linger across the area during the day Thursday with cloudy skies and more wet weather expected. Highs will remain in the 60s and 70s. As of this typing, the system is expected to clear the area late Thursday with cooler overnight lows in its wake, dipping into the 30s and 40s.

By next Friday, temperatures will cool into the lower 60s with partly cloudy skies, but we will be tracking our next system that looks to bring more precipitation to the area late Friday into next weekend.

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