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Drier Air Arrives Wednesday

| June 27, 2016 @ 3:36 pm

RADAR CHECK: Another afternoon of scattered, strong, slow moving storms across Alabama. Some spots are getting very heavy rain…

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But, of course, some are getting no rain at all. Pretty much feast or famine when it comes to rain on summer afternoons in Alabama. Away from the storms, temperatures are in the low 90s. Showers and storms will fade away later tonight.

TOMORROW: A surface front will push into North Alabama; the best chance of showers and storms will be along and south of U.S. 278, or south of a line from Hamilton to Cullman to Gadsden. We can’t promise rain for everyone, but like recent days some communities will see a heavy downpour. Best chance of a shower or thunderstorm will come during the afternoon and evening hours, and the high will be close to 90 degrees.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRDIAY: Dry air drops in from the north, and the chance of showers on these three days for the northern half of the state is very small. Scattered storms are still possible over South Alabama, but even there they should be pretty widely spaced. Highs will be close to 90 degrees Wednesday and Thursday with slightly lower humidity values; low 90s are likely Friday. Days will be mostly sunny, nights mostly fair.

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND: Moisture levels will slowly rise, setting up a very routine mid-summer weekend. Partly sunny, hot, humid days and the risk of “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” Saturday through Monday with highs in the 91 to 95 degree range. Chance of any one spot getting wet each afternoon will be about one in three, with potentially higher chances Monday.

TROPICS: All is quiet across the vast Atlantic basin, and tropical storm formation is not expected this week.

AT THE BEACH: We project about 6 to 8 hours of sunshine daily this week on the coast from Panama City Beach over to Gulf Shores with the chance of a passing shower or thunderstorm from time to time. Highs will be in the upper 80s on the immediate coast, with 90s inland. The sea water temperature this morning at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is a warm 87 degrees.

Too early to be specific about next week, but for now we don’t see anything out of the ordinary. See a very detailed Gulf Coast forecast here.

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