Summer-like Weather for Your Weekend

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Look for a summer-like weekend across Central Alabama as we remain between two weather systems. Some high cirrus clouds from the convection to our west was traversing the Central Alabama sky this morning, but we should see a mostly sunny day with highs once again coming in near 90.

Showers may edge a little closer especially for extreme North Alabama on Sunday, but much of the area will remain dry and warm with highs again close to 90.

Little bit of a change coming late Monday and Tuesday as a cold front moves into and across Central Alabama. The combination of more clouds along with scattered showers should help to bring temperatures down a tad. It looks like the front will come through the area by Wednesday giving us a bit of a cooler day. But the front will be wavering in the area, so it looks like a pattern with some small daily chances for showers will set up for the latter part of the upcoming week. Highs will be mainly in the 80s after Wednesday.

SPC does outlook the standard slight risk for severe storms to our west and northwest on Day 3, Monday into Tuesday. But with the upper level dynamics well to our north it looks like the threat for severe weather in Central Alabama will be decreasing, but it will bear watching.

To our east, Ana is slowly moving toward the Carolina coastal area where North and South Carolina meet. NHC notes that Ana has probably made the transition to a tropical storm with a warm core and maximum sustained wind estimated at 60 mph. Tropical Storm warnings were posted along that portion of the coast from South Santee, SC, to Cape Lookout, NC. Ana is expected to come ashore Sunday morning and gradually dissipate into a depression with rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches along the coast.

Looking out into voodoo country, the GFS for week 2 shows a ridge over much of the eastern half of the country with a summer-like look which suggests warm weather with some daily chances for scattered showers.

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Busy day emceeing the music at the Buck Creek Festival in Helena at the Amphitheater Park. Be sure to come out to enjoy the food, music, and crafts under the trees along the banks of Buck Creek. I plan to have the next Weather Xtreme Video posted Sunday morning, perhaps a little later than usual due to the festival events today. Enjoy the day and Godspeed.

-Brian-

Category: Alabama's Weather