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Scattered Summer Storms

| July 16, 2012 @ 3:38 pm

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RADAR CHECK: A classic case of scattered storms on a summer afternoon in Alabama. Some of the heavier ones at mid-afternoon were just west of Birmingham, and near Collinsville. They are drifting slowly to the southwest, and the heavier storms are producing heavy rain and lots of lighting. It is very a much a hit and miss proposition, and the storms are quite random in their formation today. Scattered showers and storms will fade away once the sun goes down later this evening.

Temperatures are all over the board; the Shelby County Airport was at 81 degrees, while Montgomery was the hot spot with 96.

REST OF THE WEEK: Overall we still expect fairly typical mid-July weather through Friday, but we also expect a slow increase in the coverage of showers and storms over the latter half of the week as the air aloft will be a bit colder thanks to an upper trough developing over the eastern third of then nation. A surface front will also approach from the north and stall out over Tennessee. For now it looks like the two days with the best coverage of showers and storms will be on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will trend down a bit, and some places won’t get out of the 80s Thursday and Friday, mainly where the storms form early in the day.

We also note a TUTT type feature just off the Georgia/North Florida coast in the Atlantic; this is drifting westward and could also help in the formation of showers and storms later this week.

WEEKEND PREVIEW: The front to the north will wash out, and heights will rise a bit, so we expect fairly routine weather continues with partly sunny days and the risk of scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and storms Saturday and Sunday. The high will be in the low 90s both days.

GULF COAST WEATHER: If you are beach bound this week, nothing really out of the ordinary is expected on the coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores. About 5 to 7 hours of sun each day with the usual summer chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs along the immediate coast will remain in the upper 80s, and the sea water temperatures remain in the mid 80s.

TROPICS: Tropical storm formation is not expected through the week across the Atlantic basin. Nice and quiet.

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