Much Better Weather At Midday Throughout Central Alabama

RADAR CHECK AT 12:20 PM
It is a much better day outside at the midday hour than it has been for the past three days across Central Alabama. Even though we have some cumulus clouds across the area, we are free from any rain, and skies are mostly clear to partly cloudy.

We don’t have to worry about breaking a record for lowest maximum temperatures today, as our highs will be approaching our normals for this time of year. At this point, we’re ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-80s throughout the area. Birmingham is currently at 79 degrees, while Eufaula is the warm spot in the area at 85 degrees.

REST OF THE DAY
We will continue to have partly cloudy skies throughout the rest of the afternoon and into the early evening hours, with a very small chance of an isolated shower mainly in the northeastern part of Central Alabama. Those chances will actually diminish as we get later into the day. Afternoon highs will be in the lower to mid-80s. For this evening, clouds will be on the decrease but a few of us could have some patchy fog to deal with during the overnight hours. Lows will be in the mid to upper 60s.

FRIDAY’S WEATHER
We can expect pretty close to the same conditions for tomorrow as we have today, except slightly warmer temperatures. Skies will be partly cloudy and we’ll mention a small chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Not everyone will get a shower, and the overall odds for any one location getting rain is around 1-in-5. Afternoon highs will be back in the mid to upper 80s. For high school football games tomorrow night, rain chances will be diminishing by 6:00 PM with temperatures in the upper 70s to the mid-80s, and falling into the lower to mid-70s by 10:00 PM. Overnight lows will be in the mid to upper 60s.

LATEST ON JOSE
At 10:00 AM, maximum sustained speeds are down to 70 MPH which makes Jose a very strong tropical storm. Jose is currently moving to the west-northwest and is forecast to curve around to the north-northeast, and possible riding along the Atlantic Coastline offshore. Jose is expected to strengthen back to a hurricane by tomorrow night. As of now, the only threat to the US mainland will be rough surf and rip currents. We’ll have to watch Jose to see if he continues to stay offshore.

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