Long Dry Spell Ahead For Alabama

DRIER AIR MOVING IN: After morning clouds the sky is now partly sunny across Alabama; temperatures are in the low to mid 80s in most communities, close to seasonal averages for mid-September. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the mid 60s.

TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Dry weather will continue. Tomorrow will be partly sunny with a high between 82 and 85, but cooler air drops into the state just in time for the weekend. Saturday will feature a mix of sun and clouds, and then we will see sunshine in full force Sunday. Highs over the weekend will be in the 76-80 degree range; morning lows will be close to 60 degrees. Humidity values will be low and it will feel like fall.

NEXT WEEK: The week will feature some really great early autumn weather. Sunny pleasant days, clear cool nights. Highs in the upper 70s Monday through Wednesday, followed by low 80s Thursday and Friday. Lows will be mostly in the 50s, but some of the colder pockets across North Alabama could dip into the upper 40s early Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Most of Alabama will experience dry weather for the next seven to ten days… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: The remnant circulation of Sally is producing lots of rain this afternoon across parts of the Carolinas and Virginia, where flash flood watches are in effect. Out in the eastern Atlantic, Vicky is now a tropical depression and should dissipate soon. Invest 98L is a tropical wave that has a medium chance of becoming a tropical depression over the next five days; if anything develops there is should turn north before reaching the Lesser Antilles or the U.S. and seems to be no threat to land.

Teddy is forecast to become a major hurricane tonight as it churns over the open Atlantic. It will begin to weaken a bit late in the weekend as it gains latitude, and will be very close to Bermuda Monday. Then, it curves back into the North Atlantic and is not a threat to the U.S.

Invest 90L, in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico, is expected to become Tropical Storm Wilfred within the next day or two. It will initially move northward, and then it will be forced westward by the same pattern that will bring cooler air down into the southern U.S. this weekend and early next week. It will be close to the southern tip of Texas, or the coast of Mexico, most likely in five days or so. From there, it is simply too early to know if the system will move inland and dissipate, or if it tries to come northeast. It is way too early to know.

ON THIS DATE IN 1989: Hurricane Hugo hit the Virgin Islands, producing wind gusts to 97 mph at Saint Croix. Hurricane Hugo passed directly over the island of Saint Croix causing complete devastation and essentially cutting off the island from communications. A storm surge of five to seven feet occurred at Saint Croix. The only rain gauge left operating, at Caneel Bay, indicated 9.40 inches in 24 hours. Hurricane Hugo claimed the lives of three persons at Saint Croix and caused more than 500 million dollars damage. The hurricane could strike the South Carolina coast a few days later.

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