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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 514 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026 - Well above normal temperatures are expected into next week.

DISCUSSION

(This afternoon through Saturday) Issued at 1229 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026

Some lingering shower chances will remain in the forecast for tonight, as the low pressure should fully exist the region closer to 9 PM. No major temperature change is anticipated behind this low, with highs ranging in the upper-60s and low-70s into Wednesday. This is when the pattern will really begin to shift, with the flow aloft starting to take a SW direction. This will allow for temperatures to really begin to climb, as highs will reach the 80s in many locations into Friday.

During this same time, a shallow 500mb trough will begin to move into the Midwest, with a much deeper low linger over the north Great Plains. This system will be dragging a week cold front with is, stretching all the way to Central Texas. Due to the length of this cold front, and the lack of upper-level support, it will likely stall somewhere along the Mississippi River Basin Wednesday afternoon. From here, it will likely become far more diffuse, acting merely as a catalyst for some scattered rain chances into Friday. With that being said, it looks like a much deeper cold front could work into the region sometime over the weekend, dropping temperatures back down to a more seasonable feel.

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AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 514 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2026

A few sites across Central AL have been observing SCT to FEW clouds over the past few hours as the center of this low pressure system moves overhead. This should become more OVC over the next few hours and persist through the remainder of the night. Visible satellite highlights this broad stratus deck for much of the region that will move through overnight tonight. Therefore, I have MVFR CIGS persisting through roughly 15z for most sites. After 15z, CIGS should improve to VFR from north to south with MGM and AUO remaining MVFR through roughly 18z.

25/Owen

FIRE WEATHER

MinRH values will remain above 40% for most of the next seven days, as scattered showers remain in the forecast as well. However, MinRH values may drop closer to next weekend, as another deep system begins to take shape to our west. Until we get a better picture of that, fire weather concerns will remain little to none through the week.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Gadsden 43 68 42 70 / 20 0 0 0 Anniston 44 69 43 70 / 20 0 0 0 Birmingham 46 68 47 70 / 20 0 0 0 Tuscaloosa 46 69 45 72 / 10 0 0 0 Calera 45 69 44 72 / 20 0 0 0 Auburn 49 69 47 70 / 20 0 0 0 Montgomery 51 69 46 71 / 20 0 0 0 Troy 51 69 47 70 / 20 0 0 0

BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.