Weather Xtreme: Lower Humidity & No Rain Throughout the Weekend

THIS WEEKEND: Drier and less humid air will be moving into Central Alabama on your Saturday as we’ll have mostly sunny skies throughout the day. Afternoon highs will top out in the mid-80s to the mid-90s throughout the area from northwest to southeast.

Much of the same story for your Sunday… lower humidity levels throughout much of the day until the evening as moisture will start to return with an easterly flow across the area. It will be another mostly sunny day with highs reaching the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

LABOR DAY: While we will have a little more humidity in the air, we look to stay dry for the holiday… so, be sure to get outside and enjoy the nice weather. Skies will be mostly clear and highs will once again be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: The latest GFS shows deeper moisture moving up into Central Alabama for Tuesday and Wednesday and showing a good chance of showers and thunderstorms being possible mainly during the afternoon hours. The European model is showing a much drier solution for the same time period. We’ll go with a small chance of showers and storms for the afternoons. Highs on both days will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY: A southwesterly flow sets up over Central Alabama on Thursday and Friday that will bring an increased risk of scattered showers and thunderstorms to the area mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Thursday’s highs will be in the mid-80s to the lower 90s. Friday’s highs will be in the lower 80s to the upper 80s across the area from northwest to southeast.

VOODOO LAND: The long-range models do not show the cooler air arriving here in Central Alabama until Saturday, September 12th. Using the Birmingham Nexrad station as the focal point as it is nearly in the center of Central Alabama, we see highs will be in the mid to lower 80s starting on the 12th and potentially dropping into the mid-70s just one week later. This could all change as it is out there in Voodoo Land.

THE TROPICS: As of 1:00 am CDT, A tropical wave and area of low pressure located just west of the Cabo Verde Islands are producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Gradual development of this system is expected as it moves westward to west-northwestward, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early next week when the system reaches the central tropical Atlantic. Formation chance through 5 days…high…80 percent.

Another tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa on Sunday. Gradual development of this system is then expected, and a tropical depression could form by the middle of next week while it moves generally westward over the far eastern tropical Atlantic. Formation chance through 5 days…medium…60 percent.

A nearly stationary and poorly-defined area of low pressure is located over the east-central tropical Atlantic about midway between the west coast of Africa and the Windward Islands. This system continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms, and development will likely be hindered by the interaction with a large tropical wave located just west of the Cabo Verde Islands. Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 percent.

And finally, we have Tropical Depression Omar that is around 515 miles to the northeast of Bermuda and is moving to the north-northeast at 7 MPH. This general direction of motion with an increase in forward speed can be expected over the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds remain near 35 MPH with higher gusts. Omar is forecast to degenerate into a remnant low tonight or early Sunday, and to dissipate by late Sunday or early Monday.

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