Hot Summer Weekend Ahead
ON THE MAPS: The upper short wave that brought rather widespread rain and storms to Alabama yesterday is moving east, and today the higher coverage of showers and storms will come over the southern half of the state. Still, a few scattered storms are possible as far north as I-20. And, where storms form this afternoon, they would be strong. SPC has the standard “slight risk” of severe storms defined today for parts of South Alabama, with a “marginal risk” up to Tuscaloosa and Birmingham…
Like yesterday, the main threat will come from strong straight line winds this afternoon. We project a high in the low 90s today, considerably warmer than yesterday’s high of 85 in Birmingham.
THE WEEKEND: The heat cranks up a notch. We expect a good supply of hazy sunshine tomorrow and Sunday, with only a small risk of any one spot seeing a cooling shower or thunderstorm. We reach the mid 90s tomorrow, and upper 90s Sunday afternoon. A few spots over West Alabama could very well see 100 degrees Sunday, and “heat advisories” will be up for much of the state. Must be August in Alabama.
NEXT WEEK: A surface boundary will slowly approach from the north, and we will see “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” Monday, perhaps a little more numerous on Tuesday. Then, drier continental air will drop into North Alabama over the latter half of the week, this means we could very well have lower humidity levels and cooler nights by Thursday and Friday. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
GULF COAST WEATHER: About 6 to 8 hours of sunshine daily on the Gulf Coast from Panama City Beach west to Gulf Shores through early next week with a passing thunderstorm from time to time. Highs on the coast will be in the upper 80s, with mid 90s inland. The sea water temperature early this morning at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is 83 degrees.
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TROPICS: While the Atlantic basin is very quiet, Typhoon Soudelor is getting very close to Taiwan; it will slice right across that island in 12-15 hours with sustained winds of over 115 mph. Then, it moves into China…
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