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Midday Nowcast: Second Verse, Same As The First

| September 21, 2016 @ 12:05 pm

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Another carbon copy nowcast… At the noon hour across Central Alabama, no rain is showing up on radar, and the visible satellite image for the area is mostly clear except for a few fair weather cumulus clouds. It is just going to be hard to find a shower or storm out there at all today. The chance of rain is not at zero, but it is so low that there is no need to mention it in the forecast. For the rest of the afternoon and evening hours, it will stay mostly clear and dry, with afternoon highs ranging in the low to mid 90s across the area. With the lower dewpoint levels today, it will make those hot temperatures a little more bearable.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AT NOON:
Birmingham: 87
Tuscaloosa: 91
Gadsden: 86
Anniston: 90
Cullman: 87
Alabaster: 88
Alexander City: 90
Auburn: 86
Montgomery: 90
Selma: 90

TOMORROW IS FALL, Y’ALL:
The Autumnal Equinox takes place tomorrow morning at 9:21 AM CDT, but unfortunately Fall’s arrival isn’t going to help out in the rain department for now. This dry weather pattern will stay in place over Central Alabama through the rest of the week and weekend, as skies will be mostly sunny with afternoon highs ranging in the low to mid 90s. No rain is expected for tomorrow, and pretty much through the rest of the work week and weekend.

NEXT WEEK:
Cross your fingers, as the GFS is showing a frontal passage early on Tuesday, which means that we can now mention a chance of showers and storms for Monday evening through early Tuesday. This passage will also allow for cooler and drier air to filter in behind it for the middle of the week. Highs will drop back into low 80s, with overnight lows in the 50s. We’ll continue to keep an eye on this as it looks like we’ll finally get to say goodbye to the oppressive heat for 2016.

TODAY’S CLIMATOLOGY FOR BIRMINGHAM:
The normal high for September 21st is 83, while the normal low is 61. The record high for today was set back in 1925 at 98. The record low was set back in 1918 at 42.

CODE YELLOW AIR QUALITY ALERT:
Ozone and Particulate Matter 2.5 level will be high enough to raise the “Code Yellow” Air Quality Alert for the Birmingham metropolitan area today. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

HEADED TO THE BEACH:
About 8 to 10 hours of sunshine daily on the coast from Gulf Shores to Panama City Beach through the weekend with only widely scattered storms. Highs in the upper 80s on the immediate coast, with low 90s inland. See a very detailed Gulf Coast forecast here.

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TROPICS:
Karl has been downgraded to a tropical depression in the Central Atlantic; it will recurve east of Bermuda this weekend and is no threat to land, although strengthening is possible in a few days. Tropical Storm Lisa in the eastern Atlantic will move north/northwest, and is no threat to land. The rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet.

ON THIS DAY IN 1989:
Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast about 11 PM, making landfall near Sullivans Island. Hugo was directly responsible for thirteen deaths, and indirectly responsible for twenty-two others. A total of 420 persons were injured in the hurricane, and damage was estimated at eight billion dollars, including two billion dollars damage to crops. Sustained winds reached 85 mph at Folly Beach SC, with wind gusts as high was 138 mph. Wind gusts reached 98 mph at Charleston, and 1S09 mph at Shaw AFB. The biggest storm surge occurred in the McClellanville and Bulls Bay area of Charleston County, with a storm surge of 20.2 feet reported at Seewee Bay. Shrimp boats were found one half mile inland at McClellanville.

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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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