A Quick Look at Alabama’s Weather at Mid-Afternoon

Running a little late this afternoon with lots to talk about in the forecast package and deep dives into what Irma might do.

It has certainly been a nice day, with a comfortable start across the area thanks to dry air that is in place. Morning lows across the state’s first order stations ranged from 56F at Decatur to 75F at Mobile. A closer peek at North Alabama revealed a smattering of 54F degree readings, including Cullman, Crossville and Fort Payne.

Highs so far include 82F at Anniston, 83F at Gadsden, Birmingham, and Calera, 86F at Selma and Tuscaloosa and 87F at Montgomery.

A nice cumulus field developed across the middle of the state, giving most folks partly cloudy skies.

The closest precipitation to Central Alabama was thunderstorms along the sea breeze front from Baldwin County in Alabama across the Florida Panhandle.

Lows tonight will be in the lower and middle 60s.

Tomorrow promises to be a lot like today, but maybe a couple of degrees warmer. Perfect weather for Labor Day and various activities and back yard barbecues. Highs should range between 86F and 88F.

Rain chances return on Tuesday ahead of an approaching cold front. It appears they will arrive mid to late morning to early afternoon from northwest to southeast.

Hurricane watches have been issued for parts of the Leeward Islands as category three Hurricane Irma steams westward. The official track carries it into the Central Bahamas by Friday afternoon. Where it goes then will be the big question. The operational run of the Euro from this morning bringing it dangerously close to Miami before turning it north and northeast away from the U.S. The GFS carries it to near the South Carolina/North Carolina border. The ensembles of both models still show a wide range of possibilities from the eastern Gulf to New England. It is still too early to issue any kind of specific forecast. But Irma does pose a significant threat to the United States.

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