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Humid Weekend Ahead With Scattered Storms

| August 21, 2015 @ 3:35 pm

RADAR CHECK: As you expect on an August afternoon, we have a number of showers and storms in progress in scattered, random locations. Heavier storms are producing torrential rain, gusty winds, and lots of lightning as they move to the east.

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Temperatures are in the 70s and 80s… this is the 6th consecutive day with a high under 90 degrees for most of North/Central Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEATHER: Many of the showers and storms will be over by kickoff time this evening, but not all of them, so I would take the rain gear just in case. Temperatures will be mostly in the low 80s at kickoff, falling into the upper 70s by the final whistle. It will be a warm and humid night for the first week of high school football in our state.

THE WEEKEND: A stalled surface front just north of here will dissipate, and we will stay in humid air tomorrow and Sunday, so we will need to maintain the risk of “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. The sky will be partly sunny both days, with a high between 87 and 90 degrees.

NEXT WEEK: An outside of a shower or storm Monday, then a refreshing, dry airmass works into the state Tuesday. For mid-week (Tuesday through Thursday), we project sunny days, clear cool nights, and low humidity levels. Highs will be in the 80s, and lows will drop down to near 60 degrees. Cooler valleys will easily reach the 50s for a very nice taste of fall. Moisture levels begin to return by Friday with some risk of a few showers by then; see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

DANNY BECOMES A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE: Data from a hurricane hunter aircraft shows sustained winds at 115 mph, making Danny a major hurricane. It is still very small in terms of radius, with hurricane force winds extending out only 10-20 miles from the center.

Danny is still expected to weaken to a tropical storm by the time it reaches the Leeward Islands Monday…

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Many of the global models show the system degenerating into an open wave around longitude 70 west, near Hispaniola next week. Still remains to be seen if this will survive past that point, or if it impacts the U.S.

Another wave northeast of the Bahamas could become a sub-tropical storm over the weekend, but that will most likely remain out at sea with on impact on any landmass. And, a new tropical wave will emerge off the coast of Africa over the next 24 hours with some potential for slow development. Again, see the Weather Xtreme video for all the maps and more details.

GULF COAST WEATHER: About 6 to 8 hours of sunshine through early next week on the coast from Panama City Beach to Gulf Shores with a passing storm from time to time. Highs on the coast will hold in the upper 80s… See the complete Gulf Coast 7 Day Planner here. The Gulf Coast Beach Forecast is presented by Gulf Shores Plantation by Mandoki Hospitality Vacation Rentals. Escape to Gulf Shores Plantation where memories last a lifetime.

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Look for my next Weather Xtreme video here Monday morning by 7:00 a.m…. Brian Peters will have the video updates here tomorrow and Sunday. Enjoy the weekend!

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