Archive for May 14th, 2012
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Calm Weather For A While
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SUN AND CLOUDS: Visible satellite images show a hodgepodge of cloud cover across the great state of Alabama this afternoon. Some communities are enjoying a good supply of sunshine, but for a few places across North-Central Alabama the clouds have been hanging tough all day. Radar shows a few widely scattered showers over the Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama, but the rest of the state is dry.
TOMORROW: Not much change; a weak upper trough will still be overhead, so a few widely scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms are possible, but much of the state will be dry with a mix of sun and clouds and a high in the low 80s.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: Our weather will be generally dry and warm, with partly sunny days and highs in the mid 80s. There will actually be enough moisture for a few isolated showers each afternoon, but the chance of any one spot getting wet is only in the 10 percent range, not really enough to mention in the forecast for now.
WARM WEEKEND: Pretty much the same story for the weekend. Partly to mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with a high in the mid 80s; the risk of a shower for any one given location will remain pretty tiny thanks to an upper ridge overhead. Nice, quiet weather for mid-May in Alabama.
AT THE BEACH: A few scattered showers are possible on the Central Gulf Coast tomorrow, but the weather looks great Wednesday through the weekend with sunny days, fair nights, and highs in the low 80s. Couldn’t ask for better weather for this weekend’s Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores. The sea water temperature this afternoon at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was 78 degrees.
NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: Things looks quiet early next week, and quite frankly we don’t see any major storminess or severe weather threat here for the rest of May. See the Weather Xtreme video for details.
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I had a great time today visiting with the second graders at Center Point Elementary School…. as you know they lost their building to a tornado on January 23… they are meeting for now in the old Erwin Elementary location just down the street. Be sure and look for them on the Pepsi KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News… the next Weather Xtreme video will be posted early tomorrow by 7:00 a.m…..
Slow Clearing
The sky has cleared over West Alabama this afternoon…. look for slow clearing to the east over the next few hours. A few widely scattered showers could pop up this afternoon, but we don’t expect anything widespread. Scroll down for the full morning discussion.
Anatomy of a (Bust) (Miss)(Near Miss) (Under Estimate)
Late last week we were painting a semi-rosy picture about the upcoming weekend and the good chance of a widespread soaking rain.
After all, most areas needed rain, especially in Southeast Alabama where a number of counties had already started with a significant drought–even an extreme one in several counties.
We had projected widespread significant amounts for much of the state over the next three days (Friday-Saturday-Sunday) with over three inches in some places. Most areas did not get that amount as the storm system partially broke up into three active segments.
Can’t say that it was a total bust but it proves again that Mother Nature is smarter than Father Time–at least most of the time. But there were a number of locations that received over three inches. Not bad. Not bad!
Here is a sample of amounts just for the last 24 hours ending at 7 this morning:
0.40 West Trussville
0.64 Anniston Airport
1.51 Birmingham Airport
0.48 Calera
0.19 Dothan
0.03 Evergreen
0.28 Muscle Shoals
0.44 Hanceville
1.93 Troy
0.12 Tuscaloosa
0.63 Selma
Drier Weather Ahead For Alabama
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THIS MORNING: We have some patch dense fog across Alabama this morning… otherwise we begin the day with low clouds along with temperatures in the 60s.
Low clouds should give way to a partly sunny sky by midday, and there is enough moisture remaining for a few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. The rain won’t be as widespread or as heavy as what we saw over the weekend; the chance of any one spot getting wet later today is only about one in five. The high this afternoon should be in the mid to upper 70s.
TOMORROW: No real change; we won’t have much in the way of dynamic lift, but there will be enough moisture and instability for a few widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. We warm up a bit with a high at or just over 80 degrees, which is where we should be this time of the year (the average high now is up to 81 degrees).
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: These days look generally dry and warm. I guess there might be a small shower somewhere on radar during the afternoon hours on one of these days, but with upper ridging building, it sure looks mostly rain-free. Afternoon highs move up into the mid 80s.
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Generally sunny and warm weather should continue across Alabama and much of the Deep South with highs in the mid 80s. See no reason to mention any significant risk of showers for now as the upper ridge will be overhead.
AT THE BEACH: A few scattered showers or storms could pop up later today or tomorrow, but the weather on the Gulf Coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores looks great Wednesday through the weekend with sunny days and fair nights. Highs will be in the low 80s, and the sea water temperature this morning at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is 77 degrees. Weather couldn’t be better for the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores this weekend.
IN THE TROPICS: While the Atlantic/Gulf hurricane season doesn’t begin until June 1, the Eastern Pacific season has started, and a disturbance off the Mexican coast has a chance of becoming the first East Pacific tropical storm of the season. See the Weather Xtreme video for details.
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I will be doing a weather program this morning at Center Point Elementary School… you might recall these kids lost their school building to the January 23 EF-3 tornado… they are in a temporary location, but doing just fine there. Look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 3:30 or so this afternoon. Enjoy the day!
