New Day, Old Forecast For Alabama
STILL HOT, SHOWERS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND: The upper high controlling our weather won’t move much through mid-week, meaning hot and mostly dry weather for Alabama through Thursday. Mostly sunny days, fair nights, highs in the 90s. The record high for today (May 28) at Birmingham is 99 set in 1962, and the average high is 84.
A few very small, isolated showers could pop up this afternoon over North Alabama, but odds of any one spot getting wet are so small, we won’t mention it in the forecast.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The upper high will be slightly weaker, and we will mention a few “isolated, afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” Friday through Sunday. But, many communities will stay dry, and afternoons will be pretty hot and a high in the 89-92 degree range each afternoon. Partly sunny days, mostly fair nights. The chance of any one place seeing a cooling shower is about one in five Friday and Saturday, and one in four Sunday.
NEXT WEEK: No real change; inevitably there will be a few days with a few random, pop-up afternoon showers or storms, but the overall pattern still suggests no real widespread rain as the upper ridge holds. Highs will be close to 90 degrees… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
RAIN UPDATE: Birmingham’s rain total since January 1 is 24.19″… the surplus is down to 0.84″.
OHIO TORNADOES: What is most likely a major tornado (EF-3 or higher) touched down last night just north of Dayton, Ohio with major damage and injuries reported. Severe storms are possible again today on the western and northern periphery of the upper high anchored over the Southeast U.S.
TROPICS: The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season begins Saturday, and will run through the end of November. Most major hurricanes come in August and September, when sea water temperatures tend to peak.
ON THIS DATE IN 1973: An F3 tornado moved east and struck the northern portion of Athens, Georgia. Destruction was massive near Athens, with losses estimated at ten million dollars. Damage from the storm included 545 homes and 17 businesses. Hundreds of large trees more than 100 years old were destroyed. This followed May 27, 1973 when tornadoes were responsible for six deaths in Alabama.
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