Sun, Heat, Scattered Storms

CLASSIC AUGUST WEATHER CONTINUES: Today will be another hot, humid day for Alabama with sunshine this morning, and random, slow moving, scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Most communities will see a high in the low 90s this afternoon.

TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: The air aloft over Alabama will be a bit colder as a weak upper low forms around the region, making the air more unstable. Accordingly, we expect an increase in the number of scattered showers and thunderstorms on these four days. Still, it won’t rain everywhere, but any one spot stands a 40/50 percent chance of getting rain tomorrow, and 50/60 percent Friday and over the weekend. Like recent days, most of the showers and thunderstorms will come from about 12:00 noon until 10:00 p.m… but we can’t rule out a late night or morning shower.

The sun will be out at times, but with an increase in cloud cover and showers heat levels will be lower. The high tomorrow will be close to 90, and then mostly in the mid to upper 80s Friday through Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: For now we will stick with a routine forecast for late August; partly sunny days with “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”… highs will be in the 88-92 degree range most days. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: Tropical Storm Chantal formed last night over the open waters of the North Atlantic, far from land. Sustained winds are 40 mph, and the system is expected to look around over the next few days and dissipate. The rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet.

ON THIS DATE IN 1992: Tropical Storm Andrew was midway between Bermuda and Puerto Rico and turning westward into a more favorable environment. Rapid strengthening occurred, with Andrew reaching hurricane strength on the 22nd and Category 4 status on the 23rd. After briefly weakening over the Bahamas, Andrew regained Category 4 status as it blasted its way across South Florida on August 24. The hurricane continued westward into the Gulf of Mexico where it gradually turned northward. This motion brought Andrew to the central Louisiana coast on August 26 as a Category 3 hurricane. Andrew then turned northeastward, eventually merging with a frontal system over the Mid-Atlantic states on August 28.

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