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A Few Scattered Showers Later Today; Cool For Mid-May

| May 19, 2020 @ 5:59 am

ON THE MAPS: An upper low will settle into northern Tennessee later today, and will help to bring the chance of a few scattered showers to Alabama later today and early tonight. Best chance of showers will come from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m., and odds of any one spot getting wet are in the 30/40 percent range. Otherwise today will feature a mix of sun and clouds, and temperatures will be below average for mid-may with highs only in the mid 70s for North Alabama. The average high for May 19 at Birmingham is 82.

REST OF THE WEEK: Not much change tomorrow; a partly sunny sky with a few scattered showers by afternoon. The high tomorrow will be in the 76-80 degree range for most communities. But, the upper low lifts out, and the weather warms up later in the week with low 80s Thursday and mid 80s Friday. Enough moisture will linger for a few scattered showers or storms each day; mostly during the afternoon and evening hours.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Look for highs in the mid to upper Saturday and Sunday with partly sunny days and mostly fair nights. And again, we will have a few random, scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and storms around both days. Odds of any one spot getting wet are around 25 percent over the weekend. Very typical weather for mid to late May in Alabama.

NEXT WEEK: Afternoon temperatures will be in the 87-90 degree range most of the week, humidity levels will be fairly high, and the risk of “widely scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” will stay in the forecast. No sign of any really organized rain for now. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

ARTHUR: Tropical storm Arthur, with winds of 60 mph, will become post-tropical later today in the Atlantic, well east of the coast of North Carolina. The system will begin to drift south, and should dissipate later this week. The rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet.

The “official” start of the hurricane season is June 1. After Arthur, the names will be Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, and Wilfred.

ON THIS DATE IN 1780: The infamous “dark day” in New England tradition. At noon, it was nearly as dark as night. Chickens went to roost, and many persons were fearful of divine wrath. The “dark day” was caused by forest fires to the west of New England.

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