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Midday Nowcast: Typical Summertime Pattern Returns to Central Alabama

| July 12, 2016 @ 12:37 pm

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AT THIS HOUR: Mostly clear skies out there at this time across Central Alabama, with a few cumulus clouds floating around. Believe it or not, we do have a few isolated showers hidden in the area, with storms across the beaches and the southwestern counties of the state.

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RADAR CHECK: Currently, most of the shower and thunderstorm activity is located down in the south and southwestern parts of the state, with heavy rain and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. Back up in our area of the state, a few isolated showers have developed in the western part of the state, mainly in Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Greene, and Sumter counties. A few more isolated showers have developed in the central parts of the state as well, mainly in Chilton, Coosa, and Elmore counties. All of these showers were moving off to the northeast.

TEMPERATURES AT THIS HOUR: All of Central Alabama is up in the mid to upper 80s for current temperatures. Here is a list of temperature observations from across the state:

Birmingham 88
Tuscaloosa 85
Gadsden 84
Anniston 86
Cullman 85
Decatur 88
Huntsville 89
Muscle Shoals 76
Alexander City 88
Montgomery 89

WHAT TO EXPECT FOR TODAY: Back to a typical mid-July summertime forecast for the area. Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies, with the risk of scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms. Afternoon highs will be in the low 90s with a few spots reaching the mid 90s. Odds for any one location getting rain today is about 1 in 4, and the best chance will be from now until 8PM tonight.

CODE GREEN AIR QUALITY: The Air Quality Index for the Birmingham Metropolitan Area will be in the “Code Green” for both ozone and particulate matter 2.5. No action needed today.

TODAY’S CLIMATOLOGY FOR BIRMINGHAM: The normal high for July 12th is 90, while the normal low is 70. The record high for today was set back in 1930 at 106. The record low was set back in 1975 at 58.

WEDNESDAY’S WEATHER: Not much change in the forecast from today to tomorrow. Partly to mostly cloudy skies with the risk of scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Afternoon highs will be in the low 90s with a few spots reaching the mid 90s.

HEADED TO THE BEACH: About 7 to 9 hours of sunshine can be expected daily from Fort Morgan all the way over to Panama City Beach through the weekend. Just the normal risk of a passing thunderstorm each day, with highs in the upper 80s to near 90 on the coast, with low to mid 90s inland. See a very detailed Gulf Coast forecast here.

THE TROPICS: The tropical Atlantic is quiet for now, with no new tropical cyclone development expected during the next five days.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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