807 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010
5 Day Forecast for BIRMINGHAM, AL

. . Flash flood watch in effect until 6 am cst thursday ...Rest of tonight. . . Rain showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Thursday ...Warmer. Thunderstorms in the morning. . . Then partly cloudy with slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Thursday night. . . Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening then becoming light. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday ...Thunderstorms likely. Highs around 70. Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent. Friday night. . . Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday ...Cooler. Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Saturday night. . . Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.

Sunday ...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Sunday night. . . Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.

Last Updated on May 8, 1:53 pm CDT
Current Conditions for BIRMINGHAM, AL
Partly cloudy
Temperature: 72F
Humidity: 79%
Winds: S6.9
Pressure: 29.71"

School Closings

Cullman County schools will open late Friday at 10 a.m.

· Cullman City schools will open late Friday, delaying opening until 10 a.m.

Hale County will also open schools Friday at 9 a.m.

· Blount County schools: Friday classes will be delayed by 2 hours.

· St. Clair County schools: Friday classes will be delayed by 2 hours.

· Jefferson Christian Academy will delay opening until 9:30 a.m. Friday.

· Kingwood Christian in Alabaster will delay opening until 9 a.m. Friday.

· Leeds City Schools will delay opening until 9 a.m. Friday.

· Winston County Schools will delay opening until 10 a.m. Friday.

· The Altamont School will delay opening until 9:30 a.m. Friday.

· Blount County Schools will begin classes later than normal Friday, by 2 hours.

· Cornerstone Christian in Columbiana delaying opening Friday until 9 a.m.

· Hoover City Schools will delay opening for 2 hours on Friday.

· Marion County Schools will delay opening until 10 a.m. Friday.

· New Covenant will delay opening until 9:30 a.m. Friday.

· Russell City Schools will delay opening until 10 a.m. Friday.