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Heat Levels Come Down Tomorrow; Only Isolated Showers

| September 18, 2019 @ 5:57 am

ENDLESS SUMMER: Not much change in the Alabama weather situation today; a strong upper ridge will help to push temperatures well up into the 90s this afternoon, and a few spots could see triple digit heat. The sky will be partly to mostly sunny, but we will mention a chance of isolated showers or storms this afternoon and early tonight as a backdoor front (one that comes in from the east) moves into the state. Odds of any one spot getting a shower are only 10-20 percent, and they will be mainly east of I-65. Bottom line is that most places stay dry.

HEAT RELIEF: Temperatures drop 10-12 degrees tomorrow and Friday following the front; highs will be in the mid to upper 80s for most places with a good supply of sunshine both days. Cooler spots will visit the 50s early Friday morning. Then, for the weekend dry weather continues Saturday and Sunday with a good supply of sunshine both days… highs will range from 87 to 90 for most communities, with a few low 90s possible over West Alabama.

NEXT WEEK: Temperatures will begin to creep up, and I would not be surprised to see low 90s much of the week as the ridge rebuilds. And, the weather stays mostly dry with just a few isolated showers Monday through Wednesday. Chance of meaningful rain is very low… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

Remember, as you look at the graph below (model output statistics), add about five degrees to the forecast afternoon highs due to the lack of soil moisture.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Clear for the high school games Friday night with temperatures falling from the low 80s at kickoff, into the 70s by the second half.

Saturday, Alabama will host Southern Mississippi at Bryant-Denny Stadium (11a CT kickoff)… the sky will be sunny with temperatures rising from near 85 at kickoff, to 90 by the final whistle.

Auburn is on the road; they travel to College Station to take on Texas A&M (2:30p CT kickoff)… scattered showers and storms are possible during the game with temperatures generally in the low 90s.

UAB hosts South Alabama at Legion Field in Birmingham (2:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be sunny with temperatures in the upper 80s at kickoff, falling into the mid 80s by the end of the game.

TROPICS: Hurricane Humberto, with sustained winds of 115 mph, will pass just north of Bermuda later today… then it heads out into the North Atlantic this weekend and becomes post-tropical. Tropical Storm Jerry has formed in the Atlantic; it will pass north of the Lesser Antilles later this week, and most likely will recurve into the Atlantic before impacting the U.S.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda are producing heavy rain over Southeast Texas this morning.

HEAT PARADE: Here are official highs across Alabama yesterday…

Montgomery 103
Calera (Shelby County Airport) 101
Greenville 101
Tuscaloosa 100
Muscle Shoals 100
Birmingham 99
Anniston 99
Troy 99
Huntsville 98
Mobile 98

New daily record highs were established at Montgomery and Anniston.

RAIN UPDATE: Birmingham has received measurable rain on only two days this month, September 11 and 14, and the total for the month is only 0.56″. Unfortunately we see no beneficial rain for the next seven days, and most likely for the rest of the month. Drought conditions will only intensify.

ON THIS DATE IN 1926: The great “Miami Hurricane” produced winds of 138 mph that drove ocean waters into the Biscayne Bay drowning 135 persons. The eye of the hurricane passed over Miami, at which time the barometric pressure reached 27.61 inches. Tides up to twelve feet high accompanied the storm, which claimed a total of 372 lives.

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