Fine August Morning
TOUCH OF FALL: Most North Alabama communities are in the 60s this morning, but a few spots have fallen into the upper 50s, including Fort Payne.
And, early risers have enjoyed the Perseid meteor shower peak in the crisp air; photo below is from @blackswampstorm
Expect a good supply of sunshine today; humidity levels will stay low, and the high will be around 90 degrees.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: Moisture levels begin to creep back up, and we will introduce the risk of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. Otherwise, the day will be partly sunny with a high close to 91 degrees. Not much change for the weekend; we will have the risk of a passing show or storm in a few spots Saturday and Sunday afternoon, otherwise partly sunny days with a high at or just over 90 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: Global models have shown evidence from time to time of a broad upper low forming across the Deep South, which could mean a slow increase in the number of scattered showers and storms during the first half of the week. Afternoon highs will remain mostly in the low 90s… see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
GULF COAST WEATHER: Not much change through the weekend; about 7 to 9 hours of sunshine from Gulf Shores west to Panama City Beach with a passing storm from time to time. Highs on the immediate coast in the upper 80s, with low 90s inland. And, sea water temperatures are mostly in the mid 80s.
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TROPICS: New day, old forecast. The Atlantic basin remains quiet, and tropical storm formation is not expected through the weekend.
ON THIS DATE IN 2004: Hurricane Charley, packing 145-mph winds, took a sudden, hard right turn into Charlotte Harbor, in Southwest Florida south of Tampa. It killed four people in Charlotte County and 10 elsewhere. It was the city’s buildings that took the biggest hit. Of 656 commercial structures in Punta Gorda, Charley damaged or destroyed half. At the time, Charley was the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history, with $15.1 billion in damage.
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