Warm, Humid Days
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LIKE SUMMER: Our weather won’t change much today and tomorrow as the summer preview continues. The high will be in the mid to upper 80s, and high humidity levels will continue as dewpoints are in the 60s. The combination of the daytime heating process and low level moisture will bring the risk of “widely scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”, words you hear just about every day during the summer months in Alabama.
The chance of any one spot seeing rain this afternoon is only about one in five.
Not much change tomorrow; afternoon showers and storms should remain widely spaced.
WEDNESDAY: Showers and storms become widespread ahead of a surface front and upper trough. Interesting to note that SPC has parts of Northwest Alabama in the standard “slight risk” of severe weather Wednesday, but the parameters looks pretty marginal at this point. Low level jet under 30 knots, very little 0-1 km storm relative helicity. But, the surface based CAPE values do rise to about 1200 j/kg during the day, so we will watch model trends. Rain amounts of 1/2 to 1 inch are likely.
THURSDAY: This will be a transition day. Rain should end pretty early Thursday morning, followed by gradual clearing. The weather will be much cooler; many North/Central Alabama communities will have a hard time getting out of the 60s with a north breeze. Thursday night will be cool; with a clear sky we should drop into the mid to upper 40s by daybreak Friday.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Friday will be a delightful day with ample sunshine and a high in the 70s. The weekend looks generally dry, but a surface front could bring a few showers late Saturday or Saturday night. Dewpoints will be very low, so any rain should be very light and very spotty. Highs over the weekend will be in the mid to upper 70s.
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GULF COAST WEATHER: About 7 to 9 hours of sun along the coast today and tomorrow from Panama City over to Gulf Shores with only isolated showers or storms. Wednesday and Thursday will be mostly cloudy with showers and storms becoming more numerous; then the weather looks delightful Friday through the weekend with sunny days and fair nights. Highs on the immediate coast will be in the 77-81 degree range. The sea water temperature this morning at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is 77 degrees.
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