Showers Few And Far Between
RADAR CHECK: As expected, there just isn’t much on radar this afternoon thanks to an upper air high building across the Deep South. There are basically two showers in progress over the northern half of the state at 3:15 this afternoon…
And, for the first time since June 29, Birmingham has reached 90 degrees this afternoon.
REST OF THE WEEK: The upper ridge will keep the big, organized rain west and north of Alabama, where flooding is possible from North Texas through East Oklahoma, North Arkansas, and southern Missouri. Here at home expect hot and hazy days with a good supply of sunshine, with only isolated afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. The chance of any one spot getting wet will stay in the 20 percent range, and highs will be generally in the lower 90s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Not much change. Showers will remain very widely spaced; otherwise partly to mostly sunny, hot, hazy days continue Saturday and Sunday. As the upper high strengthens there is a decent chance we reach the mid 90s both days. It will feel like July.
NEXT WEEK: The upper high moves to the west, and another upper trough will develop over the eastern third of the nation, meaning heat levels coming down, and rain chances going up by mid-week. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
AT THE BEACH: Mostly sunny days, and fair nights through the weekend on the coast from Panama City Beach west to Gulf Shores… only widely scattered thunderstorms. Highs on the immediate coast will be in the mid to upper 80s, with low 90s inland. Sea water temperatures are in the low to mid 80s.
TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains quiet, and tropical storm formation is not expected through the weekend. The western Pacific, however, remains very active…
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