
Hurricane & Tropical Storm Watches Issued for the East Coast of Florida
Nicole remains a subtropical storm as it begins to turn northwestward. Hurricane and storm surge watches issued for the east Florida coast.
Nicole remains a subtropical storm as it begins to turn northwestward. Hurricane and storm surge watches issued for the east Florida coast.
Lots to talk about this Sunday morning with clouds, a few showers, warm temperatures, and a swap to colder by next weekend. And a possible tropical storm affecting the Southeast Coast of the U.S. later this week. It will stay well to our southeast and east here in Alabama.
A trough is bringing heavy rain to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the Virgin Islands, and the associated low is expected to grow larger as it moves over the southwestern Atlantic and moves west through midweek.
As of 10:20 am, much of the western-third of Central Alabama is seeing rain and a few embedded claps of thunder, and that activity is now encroaching into the central portions of the area.
Rain and a few rumbles of thunder can be expected today with showers remaining possible on Sunday. Don’t forget to “fall back” and set those non-automatic clocks back an hour at bedtime tonight.
The forecast calls for it to become a hurricane on Wednesday before becoming post-tropical over the open waters of the North Atlantic. It will pass well west of the Azores and poses no threat to land.
The tropics are about to be slightly active again with the potential for two named storms in the Atlantic Basin over the next two weeks. None are a threat to the Gulf of Mexico.
Expect a few showers today and perhaps a stray shower tomorrow before a beautiful week of weather sets in across Alabama.
Strong storms remain limited to coastal sections with just rain and perhaps a rumble or two of thunder possible over the rest of the state.
As of 9:54 am, we have a few showers already moving across the southwestern portions of the area, mainly from southern Pickens County down through the southwestern parts of Lowndes County.
Some showers can be expected across the area at times this weekend, but the good news is that candy time on Monday evening looks to be dry and mild.
What a beautiful and cool late Thursday morning we have across Central Alabama, as skies are clear and full of sunshine. Temperatures as of the 11 am roundup were in the mid 50s to the upper 60s. Haleyville was the cold spot at 56 degrees, while Eufaula was the warm spot at 67 degrees. Birmingham was sitting at 61 degrees.
Only a few clouds over the north and northwestern parts of the area are keeping our skies from being completely clear as of 1:02 pm in Central Alabama.
We look to stay dry today and on Monday with decent amount of sunshine, before shower and storm chances return on Tuesday. We’ll also have the small possibility of showers on both days of next weekend.