A Few Strong Storms Possible Through Tonight
RADAR CHECK: A number of showers and strong thunderstorms are in place across Alabama this afternoon; heaviest cluster of storms at 3pm CT was near Montgomery, where a severe thunderstorm warning was in effect. We are also watching other storms over Tennessee and Arkansas; those will likely move into Alabama tonight, and they could be strong to severe. SPC has a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) in place for much of Alabama through tonight.
Away from the storms, the sky is partly sunny with temperatures mostly in the low 90s across Alabama this afternoon.
REST OF THE WEEK: We expect scattered to numerous showers and storms tomorrow and Thursday as a rather unstable airmass remains in place. Most (but not all) of the thunderstorms will come from 1:00 until 11:00 p.m… and rain could be heavy in spots. Scattered showers are still possible Friday, but they should be a little fewer in number. The high tomorrow will be in the low 90s, and then in the 88-91 degree range Thursday and Friday.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The trend toward drier weather continues. Just a few isolated showers Saturday, and mostly dry Sunday. A good supply of sunshine both days with highs remaining between 88 and 91 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: A few showers are possible Monday and Tuesday, then rain chances look fairly low over the latter half of the week with temperatures below average; highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: A low pressure system is located over the eastern tropical Atlantic more than a thousand miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Shower and thunderstorm activity decreased somewhat this morning, but new activity is now forming near the system’s center of circulation. If these storms persist, then advisories would likely be initiated on a tropical depression later today or tonight. Even if a depression does not form by tonight, environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development while the system moves west-northwestward at around 15 mph during the next couple of days. Conditions are expected to become less conducive for development by the end of the week.
If a tropical depression or storm forms, it will likely gain latitude, and pass just north of the Leeward Islands in 4-5 days. Then, it should recurve into the open Atlantic well east of the U.S. The rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet, including the Gulf of Mexico.
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