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Sunday Weather Xtreme Video: Dry Until Midweek, Late Week Showers/Storms, Cooler Next Weekend

| September 6, 2020 @ 7:00 am

Labor Day is sort of the unofficial end of summer for many folks, and for us weather humans, the first of September is the beginning of meteorological fall. An early-season cold front pushed through much of the state yesterday morning and it will give us just a hint of fall conditions in the form of lower humidities and slightly lower nighttime temperatures.

IN THE TROPICS: Usually, when Labor Day rolls around we are keeping a close eye on the Tropical Atlantic and there are some interesting features, although none are threatening us here in the Gulf region. The most promising is a tropical wave about 300 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. It will likely develop into a tropical depression tonight and a tropical storm by Monday night. It would become Paulette. A strong tropical wave moving off the African coast will also become a depression and probably a storm by midweek as it moves westward over the Atlantic. It will be followed by a third late in the week. So we could have Rene and Sally by the end of the week as well! Thee GFS thinks that the second storm has the best chance to make it across the Atlantic and menace the East Coast around two weeks from now. Its future track depends on a ridge of high pressure that could be located over New England at that time. If it is stronger, it could drive the storm into the East Coast of the U.S. If it is weaker, it may let it recurve out to sea. No current scenario seems to push it toward the Gulf, which is good news, but we will be watching.

YOUR ALABAMA SUNDAY: Some comfortable readings to start the day across North and Central Alabama. Readings are mainly in the 60-62F range, with a few 50s in the normally colder locations. Central Alabama readings are I the 64-68F range generally. Quite a nice start. Dewpoints are in the 50s over North Alabama with 60s over Central Alabama and still 70s over the South. Dewpoints will be rising across Central Alabama today, but it will be tonight before they start edging into the 60s over northwestern sections. Highs today will be in the middle 80s North, upper 80s over North Central sections, and lower 90s over South Central Alabama. Skies will be mostly sunny all day, although some high clouds will work in from the north during the afternoon. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the lower and middle 60s.

A NICE START TO THE WEEK: Our nice weather will continue into the first part of the new work week, with mostly sunny to partly cloudy conditions prevailing for Monday and Tuesday with no chance of rain. Highs will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s and lows will be in the middle and upper 60s to near 70F in South Central Alabama.

NATIONAL MISCHIEF: Early in the week, a huge trough will be gathering force to our west. It is going to bring some amazing cooldowns to places like the Rockies, and Texas. Denver will be 92F today. Tuesday, they are calling for a high in the middle 30s and snow all day. The snow is expected to be heavy at times. Amarillo will be near 97F today, but won’t get out of the 50s on Wednesday and will have a lot of 36F Wednesday morning. By Wednesday afternoon, it will still be in the 50s as far south as places like Columbia, MO, Fayetteville, AR, Fort Worth, and Kileen, Texas. Up to a foot of snow could be measured over the Rockies of Wyoming, with 4-8 inches across Colorado and 2-4 inches out into the Plains of western Nebraska, Kansas, and the Panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas.

FOR US HERE IN ALABAMA: Wednesday looks like another warm and dry day, with highs near 90F. A few showers could work up into Central Alabama Wednesday afternoon with better chances over South Alabama as our surface high pulls off to the east and that trough to the west begins to pull moisture northward from the Gulf of Mexico. Showers and storms will be more likely on Thursday as the front and the associated front works its way toward Alabama. Another good chance of rain and storms on Friday as the front makes its way through the state. Thursday and Friday highs will fall back into the 80s with the clouds and showers.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK: A beautiful fall-like weekend will be in store for Alabama, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.

VOODOO TERRITORY: Showers will not return to the forecast for us until around Wednesday the 16th. Until then, things look pretty nice.

BEACHCAST: Dry and hot today along the beautiful beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida, with gradually moderating temperatures for the week ahead. Highs will be in the upper 80s the rest of the week with lows in the middle 70s. Water temperatures are running in the middle 80s. Seas will be running 102 in coming days, with only a moderate risk of rip currents into midweek.

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ON THIS DATE IN 1925: The headlines on the Birmingham News on Sunday, September 6, 1925, read “Flaming Sun Sets on Hottest Day in Alabama.” The 112F reading at Centreville in Bibb County on September 5, 1925 still stands as the hottest temperature ever measured in the state. Not only was the terrible heat baking much of the state, but Alabama was also in the middle of its worst drought ever. Farmers in East Alabama were hauling water. There was extensive damage to crops all across the Central part of the state. Streams were running dry in many locations. Alabama was not alone. Much of the South and Midwest were suffering from extreme heat and drought. The high in Birmingham was again 106F, tying the all-time record set the previous day. I am @wxhistorian at Twitter.com.

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Bill Murray is the President of The Weather Factory. He is the site's official weather historian and a weekend forecaster. He also anchors the site's severe weather coverage. Bill Murray is the proud holder of National Weather Association Digital Seal #0001 @wxhistorian

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