A Cloudless Summer Sky
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RIGHT NOW: Nothing but severe clear across much of Alabama as dry air continues to cover the state. At 2:00… Birmingham is at 91 degrees, but with a dewpoint of only 54, the relative humidity is a very low 28 percent. A “dry heat” if you will. We should drop well down into the 60s again tonight, and some of the cooler spots could visit the 50s again. Scroll down for a list of lows around Alabama this morning, as compiled by the great American weather legend, J.B. Elliott.
THE DAYS AHEAD: A surface front will drop down through Alabama tomorrow, but with moisture so limited, we have to figure the front should pass through generally dry. We do note the GFS shows a band of isolated showers along the front tomorrow afternoon, but we won’t mention it in our formal forecast for now. A fresh supply of dry air will arrive tomorrow night, and it looks like we can remove any risk of a shower Thursday with dry air in place.
We will bring in some risk of a shower or storm late Friday as moist air returns, but most of the day should be dry.
HOLIDAY WEEKEND: The 12Z GFS is a little drier for the weekend, but there is no doubt we will need to mention at least a chance of scattered showers and storms on Saturday and Sunday with a moist airmass in place, and a weak surface front to the north. Afternoon highs should be in the 87 to 90 degree range due to the showers, but there should be a few decent intervals of sunshine. The chance of any one spot getting wet Saturday and Sunday is about 1 in 2.
NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: We will keep the chance of scattered showers and storms going on Monday and Tuesday. The GFS continue to try and push another surge of drier air in here by the middle of next week, but dry lines rarely pass through Alabama in July. Looks like rather routine summer weather for the middle and later part of next week, with highs around 90 and some risk of scattered showers and storms on a daily basis in the humid air that should be covering Alabama at the time.
TROPICS: We will keep an eye on the old front down in the northern Gulf for any sign of development, but for now all is quiet across the Atlantic basin.
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I had a great time in Gadsden this morning visiting with my friends at CED Mental Health Center, and then the Gadsden Boys and Girls Club. Look for the kids on the Pepsi KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
June 30th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
If summers here were more like yesterday and today, summer really wouldn’t be that bad around here. It’s the humidity that gets you.. I could live with this weather right now.. .:-)
June 30th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
The sunset photos are beautiful. We were back at the lake today, and as we were coming in we watched tiny clouds form and then disappear.