Not A Bad Midday Across Central Alabama If You Don’t Mind The Warmth
Currently over Central Alabama, drier air is moving into much of the area from the north-northwest, and this is bringing the precipitable water values down into the 1.0 to 1.4 inch range. Most of the moist air at this point is located in the extreme southern portions of the area.
At this point, only a few stray clouds are floating over parts of the area, but the sky for everyone in Central Alabama is generally clear.
Temperatures at the 11:00 AM hour are ranging in the lower 70s to the lower 80s. Demopolis is the warm spot currently at 83 degrees, while Gadsden is the cool spot in the area at 72 degrees. The Birmingham Airport is currently reading a temperature of 81 degrees.
FOR THE REST OF TODAY
Even with the drier air moving into the area, dewpoint values will still be running at or near 70 degrees today, and that will keep the air feeling muggy. We’ll have a few clouds develop throughout the afternoon hours, but skies should stay mostly clear. There is a chance of isolated to scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the extreme southern and southwestern parts of the area, but the rest of Central Alabama will be in more stable air and remain dry. Afternoon highs will top out in the upper 80s to the lower 90s throughout the area.
Some showers in the southwestern part of the area may linger for an hour or two after we lose the sunlight, but patchy fog may develop in areas where it had previously rained during the day and near some bodies of water. Overnight lows will be in the mid-60s to the lower 70s.
NOT A BAD THURSDAY, BUT SOME SHOWERS & STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
We’ll continue to have muggy conditions throughout Central Alabama on Thursday, and a little more moisture will be available in the atmosphere for isolated to scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms to form. You are less likely to see rain in the northeastern quarter of the area (mainly east of I-65 and north of I-85), with chances higher for the rest. Otherwise, we’ll have a mix of sun and clouds and highs will be back up in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.
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