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On this date in 1776, Thomas Jefferson paid for his first thermometer, and signed the Declaration of Independence. According to his weather memorandum book, at 2 PM it was cloudy and 76 degrees in Philadelphia. We are no where near 76° in Alabama today as it is hot and mainly dry.
With the drier in place, showers if any, will be few and far between through Sunday. Expect lots of sunshine and slightly higher heat levels. Highs will be in the low 90s for most places, but humidity levels are down.
A weak front is dropping south through the state, and behind it, drier air is filtering into the Alabama. Rain chances are much lower today, especially across the northern half of the state.
Daily scattered to numerous afternoon and evening storms with highs in the upper 80s for today. Expect loads of lightning and heavy rainfall with any storms which develop.
The weather is not changing much today, after starting the day off with the a partly sunny sky, we are watching the radar this afternoon as scattered to numerous showers and storms will begin to develop in the coming hours.
Big HEAT, Big STORMS, and yet again today, due to the high instability values across the state, the Storm Prediction Center has much of Alabama in a severe weather risk both today.
Heat Advisories continue today for portions of Alabama as heat index values surge above 105°. Along with the heat, we have to deal with the threat of strong to severe storms due to the high instability values across the state.
Hot temperatures and high humidity are causing those feels like temperatures to surge above 105° again today, and is why we continue to see Heat Advisories for the northern two-thirds of Alabama.
Dangerous heat levels are the story back in Alabama with hot temperatures and high humidity are causing those feels like temperatures to surge above 105°, which is the danger range for North and Central Alabama. A heat advisory has been issued for much of the state today and the next several days.
It is heat, humidity, and daily storms during the afternoon and evening hours. Each day this week will feature a mix of sun and clouds, expect highs in the mid 90s for many locations.
The weather today, hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Some showers and storms are possible, especially across South and Southwest Alabama, but most of North and Central Alabama will remain dry.
A midday check of the radar shows a very wet day ongoing across much of North and Central Alabama. These showers and storms will continue to drop south through the state the rest of today.
Not much change in the weather today and tomorrow across Alabama. It is very warm and very humid with highs in the mid to upper 80s and lower 90s.
The Storm Prediction Center has introduced a “marginal risk” (level 1 of 5) of severe storms today for much of Alabama. As in recent days, any storms that develop could be strong due to the warm and very muggy conditions providing abundant instability to fuel the storms.
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