A Few Showers Remain At Midday, But Drier & Warmer Air Expected Tomorrow

RADAR CHECK AT 12:20 PM
Much of Central Alabama is dry at this point as we have arrived to the midday hour, but there are still a few pesky scattered light showers out from the remnants of Irma. The northern half of the area is also dealing with cloud cover from Irma, but the southern half now enjoys mostly clear skies and warmer temperatures.

Speaking of temperatures, we have a wide range of temperatures at this times. In the northern parts of the area, it’s in the upper 50s to the lower 60s, while the southern half is in the mid 60s to 80 degrees. Birmingham is currently at 63 degrees, and if this keeps up, we may break the record low maximum for the 3rd day in the row. The old record is at 68 degrees set back in 1959.

REST OF THE DAY
We’ll continue to have a few scattered light showers or sprinkles over the northern half of the state along with cloudy skies, while the southern half will enjoy clearing skies and warmer temperatures. Daytime highs are expected to be in the upper 60s to the mid-80s throughout Central Alabama. Birmingham’s high was expected to be around 72, but the latest HRRR maximum temperature is showing only 66 degrees. That could be very possible, and that would break the old record for lowest maximum temperature for this date. Rain will be coming to an end and skies will begin the clearing process throughout the late night and overnight hours. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s to the lower 60s.

THURSDAY’S WEATHER
We’ll have partly to mostly sunny skies throughout the area as the remnants from Irma will have finally left the Central Alabama Area. Temperatures will be much warmer as well, with highs reaching the lower to mid-80s throughout the area.

LATEST ON HURRICANE JOSE
At 10:00 AM, maximum sustained speeds are down to 75 MPH which makes Jose a minimum hurricane. Jose is currently moving to the southwest but is forecast to make a loop and move north-northeastward out to sea. Little change in Jose’s strength is expected for the next day or so, then weakening to a tropical storm. No threat to the US mainland at this point.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY
1988 – Hurricane Gilbert smashed into the Cayman Islands, and as it headed for the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico strenghtened into a monster hurricane, packing winds of 175 mph. The barometric pressure at the center of Gilbert reached 26.13 inches (888 mb), an all-time record for any hurricane in the Carribean, Gulf of Mexico, or the Atlantic Ocean. Gilbert covered much of the Gulf of Mexico, producing rain as far away as the Florida Keys.

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