Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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714 FXUS64 KHUN 291751 AFDHUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1151 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1000 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 - Cold rain moves in tonight and continues mainly into Sunday morning (60-80% chance). - Wind chills drop into the upper-teens to low 20s Monday morning. - More cold rain, heavy at times, from Monday afternoon through Tuesday (90%-100% chance), low chances (~10-20%) for flooding. && .NEAR TERM... (Rest of Today and Tonight) Issued at 1000 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 A chilly start began to the day with temperatures mainly in the mid 20s to low 30s. Cloud have gradually been on the increase this morning and this trend will continue today as a low pressure system crosses into the mid-Miss Valley. A cold front in assoc/w the low and parent upr trough will move into western portions of the TN Valley later tonight. Ahead of the front, mild warm air and moisture advection will generate rain with some embedded showers across the area. Most rainfall will hold off until the evening hours, with POPs increasing from west to east overnight. Overall, moisture advection and forcing for ascent will be somewhat modest, resulting in relatively light rainfall amounts overnight, generally near or below 0.25". && .SHORT TERM... (Sunday through Tuesday) Issued at 1000 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 Temperatures early Sunday morning will largely be in the upr 30s to mid 40s, as the rainfall comes to an end...making for a rather raw, chilly start to the day. Clouds will tend to erode slowly from east to west, but it`s not clear how far the clearing line will move eastward by sunset. Western portions of the area are more likely to observe some sun by afternoon before sunset, with lesser chances as you move eastward. The air mass moving into the area will be a mix of N Pac and modified continental air, so it will not be overly cold. However, temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 40s for most locations. The main polar front will maintain a presence to the north of our area early in the week, while a broader West-East upr trough is carved out across the CONUS. A more significant trough will tap into moist air masses from the Gulf and Pacific with greater moisture advection ensuing across the region by later Monday. Stronger isentropic lift ahead of this next trough will allow for a heavier rainfall potential across the area beginning Monday afternoon and lasting into Tuesday. Currently, forecast rainfall amounts are largely around 1-1.25 inches during the period, but reasonable case higher scenarios are upwards of ~1.5 inches. These higher amounts could result in Minor Flooding on some creeks/rivers with experimental guidance from HEFS and NASA SPoRT indicating ~10-20% probabilities of flooding mainly on the Flint and Paint Rock Rivers. A small chance for thunderstorms (<20%) was included for some far southern portions of the area late Monday night, with the prospects for minor instability aloft there. High temperatures Tuesday may occur during the morning for some locations, with temperatures nearly steady during the day, and highs mainly in the 40s. Gradual clearing and ongoing cold air advection will see temperatures falling into sub-freezing territory on Wednesday morning, with lows likely in the mid-upr 20s at most locations. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 958 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 The cold air mass remains over the Southeast through the remainder of the work week. Surface high pressure will track over the Southeast Wednesday. Southerly return flow on Thursday will increase cloud cover throughout the day. There is disagreement between global ensemble models in how quickly the next system arrives. At this point, it looks like late next week into the weekend will see a return of rain. We will need to monitor how this overlaps with the arrival of colder air. Otherwise, high temperatures will peak near 50 each day with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1145 AM CST Sat Nov 29 2025 RA ahead of a frontal boundary will begin to impact TAF sites mainly after 00Z, with best chances for more concentrated RA between 06-12Z. Impacts to ceilings/vis will largely be down into the MVFR range, with lower confidence in ceilings down into the IFR range, which were ultimately not included in the TAF forecast at this time. LLWS still looks possible at KMSL, but most likely time of occurrence has shifted to ~04-08Z. An increase to VFR conditions is expected after the TAF ending time, between 30/18-00Z tomorrow. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...KDW SHORT TERM....KDW LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...KDW