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Higher Heat Levels This Weekend

| July 10, 2014 @ 3:45 pm

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RADAR CHECK: Most of the showers and thunderstorms in Alabama at mid-afternoon are east of I-65, and are widely scattered…

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Temperatures are mostly in the upper 80s with a mix of sun and clouds. Stronger storms are near the Gulf Coast, where some impressive shelf cloud shots have rolled in via social media, like this one from Navarre Beach, FL (from @morgan_lyles)

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TOMORROW THOUGH THE WEEKEND: The surface front near the Tennessee border will lose it’s identity, and an upper high will nose in here form the west… this means higher heat levels, lots of sunshine, and very few showers. Understand the chance of rain over the weekend is not zero, but showers and storms should be few and far between. Highs will be up in the low 90s, with mid 90s possible in a few communities.

BIG CHANGES NEXT WEEK: The upper high retreats to the west, and a strong upper trough will form over the eastern half of the nation by Tuesday and Wednesday. This will drive a cold front into Alabama, which should bring a marked increase in the number of showers and thunderstorms by Tuesday. Then, a rather refreshing airmass will settle into North/Central Alabama Wednesday and Thursday with lower humidity and cool nights. I would not be surprised if some places drop down into the 50s by Thursday morning, very close to record low temperature levels for mid-July in Alabama.

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GULF COAST WEATHER: There have been quite a few storms around this afternoon on the coast, but the weather looks pretty good tomorrow through the weekend with about 7 to 9 hours of sunshine each day and just a few widely scattered showers and storms around from Panama City west to Gulf Shores. Highs on the immediate coast will remain in the upper 80s, with sea water temperatures in the mid 80s. No sign of any tropical storms or hurricanes anytime soon across the Atlantic basin thanks to very dry air in place, which originated from the deserts of Africa.

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