Midday Nowcast: Hot and Dry Day… Again.

IT’S ANOTHER HOT DAY OUT THERE: Skies across Central Alabama at this midday hour are mostly sunny and that is allowing the temperatures to rise without and resistance. Radar is bone dry as well, and is expected to be that way for the remainder of the day. Afternoon highs will be in the mid 90s for most spots, but the good news is that humidity levels won’t be bad with low dew points remaining in place.

AIR QUALITY ALERT: A “code orange” alert has been issued for Jefferson/Shelby Counties for today due potential for ground level ozone.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AT THIS HOUR:

Birmingham 90
Tuscaloosa 90
Gadsden 88
Anniston 90
Cullman 88
Jasper 93
Alexander City 90
Auburn 90
Selma 88
Montgomery 91

NORMS AND RECS FOR TODAY IN BIRMINGHAM: The normal high for September 7th is 87, while the normal low is 66. The record high for today was set back in 1925 at 104. The record low was set back in 1984 at 50.

THURSDAY’S FORECAST: Same as today… Hot and mostly sunny, with afternoon highs once again back in the mid 90s for most spots in Central Alabama. No chance of rain.

HEADED TO THE BEACH: Mostly sunny days, fair nights, and only widely scattered storms along the coast from Gulf Shores to Panama City Beach through the weekend. Highs in the upper 80s on the immediate coast, with low 90s inland. See a very detailed Gulf Coast forecast here.

THE TROPICS: We are down to just one tropical disturbance to watch in the Atlantic basin (for now)… a wave in the eastern Atlantic has a high chance of developing over the next five days, but it remains to be seen if this will recurve over open water, or impact any landmass.

ON THIS DAY IN 1987: Showers and thunderstorms produced 4 to 8 inch rains in three to six hours in Virginia, with totals across the state for the Labor Day weekend ranging up to fourteen inches. The Staunton River crested at 34.44 feet at Altavista on the 8th, its highest level since 1940. Damage due to flooding was estimated at seven million dollars around Bedford, Henry, and Franklin.

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