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The radar is already active today and storms will produce gusty winds, tremendous amounts of lightning, and torrential tropical downpours, which can and will lead to areas of isolated flash flooding.
We all know how to stay cool, but here is a reminder of heat illnesses and if you feel any of these symptoms, take action immediately. In case you didn’t know, heat is the number one weather related killer each year, so take it seriously.
Heat index values are ranging from 102°-108° across the state. Anything over 105° is in the danger range for North and Central Alabama, for that reason a Heat Advisory has been issued for portions of Alabama.
East of the Florida Peninsula into the Northeastern Gulf Invest 93L is what we are watching.
Hot and humid days with highs in the mid 90s for much of Alabama and when you add in those high humidity levels, heat index values are in the upper 90s and low 100s.
Hot temperatures, high humidity, and scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms, it is summer in Alabama. This afternoon, rain and storms will be common across the Alabama landscape with rain chances above 60%.
Humid, unstable air covers Alabama today, allowing for scattered to numerous showers and storms across the Alabama landscape today. Though most activity at the writing of this forecast is isolated, but will increase through the afternoon.
Today through Friday rain chances are higher, in the 50-70% range, meaning scattered to perhaps numerous afternoon and evening showers and storms will be common across the Alabama landscape.
Today, rain chances remain in the 20-30% range across much of Alabama. It is hot everywhere with highs in the low to mid 90s. Any showers and storms today will be isolated in nature, with most of us staying day.
We are seeing a more sun than clouds in the Alabama sky today, and rain chances are around 20% for much of the state. Highs this afternoon will be in the low to mid 90s and with high humidity levels, heat index values are approaching the century mark.
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.
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