A Few Isolated Showers Out There On This Very Hot Monday

At 12:40 pm, the big story is the heat across Central Alabama. We are already seeing readings in the lower to mid-90s across the area. Birmingham was at 93 degrees. Uniontown is the hot spot at 96 degrees. Jasper wants to take the lead at 97 degrees, but I believe that is an error at the reporting station as locations nearby are nowhere near that hot. As a matter of fact, Haleyville and Cullman are the cool spots at 90 degrees. A Heat Advisory is in effect throughout the day today and through Tuesday for all of North/Central Alabama with the exception of Jackson and Dekalb counties.

A few lucky locations east of I-65 and mainly south of I-20 are getting some brief relief from the heat as there are a few isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms falling at this time. We’ll continue to have a small chance of a few isolated to scattered showers and storms through the rest of the afternoon hours mainly in those same parts of the area, while the rest of Central Alabama will remain dry and hot. Highs will top out in the mid to upper 90s with heat index values reaching the 104-108 degree range.

Tuesday looks to be a little hotter as afternoon highs will reach in the mid to upper 90s with a location or two flirting with the century mark. Heat index values will be in the 104-109 degree range. There will be a small risk of a few isolated afternoon showers and storms for Central Alabama, but most of the area will remain dry.

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ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY
1778 – A Rhode Island hurricane prevented an impending British-French sea battle and caused extensive damage over southeast New England.

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