Hot, Hazy Summer Days
SHOWERS/STORMS REMAIN WIDELY SPACED: Alabama’s weather will look and feel like July through Friday, with mostly sunny, hot, hazy days and fair humid nights. Each afternoon a few showers and storms could pop up during the heat of the day, but they will be few and far between thanks to an upper ridge across the southern U.S. The chance of any one spot getting wet is only 10-20 percent each day, and highs will be in the 92 to 95 degree range. Just like we expect in July.
THE WEEKEND: No change; the warm air aloft associated with the upper ridge should keep a lid on most developing showers and storms, anything that fires up during the afternoon and evening hours will remain very widely spaced, and it will be hot with highs up in the mid 90s. A few West Alabama communities could reach the upper 90s both days.
NEXT WEEK: We stay hot and mostly dry Monday, but the upper ridge weakens and by Tuesday and Wednesday we project better chances for showers and storms, and lower heat levels. A chance we see highs back in the upper 80s by Wednesday. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
AT THE BEACH: Mostly sunny days, fair nights on the coast from Panama City Beach west to Gulf Shores through the weekend with only isolated thunderstorms. Highs on the immediate coast in the mid to upper 80s, with low 90s inland. Sea water temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 80s.
TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains very quiet, and the western Pacific is active; typhoon Chan-hom will threaten the China coast as the weekend begins.
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