RADAR CHECK: The afternoon thunderstorm lottery is underway across Alabama this afternoon; showers and storms have formed in the hot, humid airmass in random places… generally drifting westward. Away from the showers, temperatures are in the 91-95 degree range with a partly sunny sky. Scattered storms end tonight after sunset.
The upper-ridge is back in place across the Deep South and our heat levels are rising. The days are hot and humid with highs in the low to mid 90s, and dew points are in the low to mid 70s.
HOT: The upper ridge holds across the Deep South through the week, and we project highs mostly in the mid 90s for Alabama. With high dew points/humidity levels, the heat index could touch 105 in spots, and the NWS has issued a “heat advisory” for a decent part of the state. A few cooling showers and storms will form daily during the heat of the day, mostly between 2:00 and 10:00 p.m.
RADAR CHECK: Again today we have random, scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama on a hot, humid Independence Day. The more concentrated showers are over the southwest counties of the state at mid-afternoon… away from the summer rain temperatures are mostly in the low 90s. The average high for July 4 in Birmingham is 90. Scattered showers and storms end tonight after sunset.
It is that time of year where the weather in Alabama won’t change much from day to day. Look for partly sunny, hot, humid days with random, scattered showers and thunderstorms firing up during the afternoon and evening hours.
CLASSIC SUMMER WEATHER CONTINUES: Alabama’s weather won’t change much this week as the classic summer pattern continues. Look for partly sunny, hot, humid days with random, scattered showers and thunderstorms firing up during the afternoon and evening hours. Most of the summer soakers will come from 2:00 until 10:00 p.m… and odds of any one place getting wet are in the 30-40 percent range most of the week.
The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
As we have reached the 5 pm hour on this hot Sunday evening for some, others are seeing some heat relief in the form of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
A wash and repeat forecast… Hot and humid, with the daily chance of scattered afternoon showers and storms.
