Midday Nowcast: Hot and Humid with Some Afternoon Storms

We are seeing more sun than clouds allowing temperatures to surge to near of just over the 90° mark in many locations this afternoon. Heat index values will be near the century mark for some locations, especially across West and South Alabama.

We are watching the radar as some isolated showers and storms are starting to develop across the state, but like yesterday, these will be few and far between, with most locations staying dry. The better rain chances today looks to be across southern sections of the state. Again, summertime storms are prolific lightning producers and produce tropical downpours.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Rain chances will increase some tomorrow and through the weekend as an upper trough approaches the state. Showers and storms will become more numerous, especially during the afternoon and evening hours and the sky will be partly sunny. Overall it will be very warm and humid these days with highs will be in the mid to upper 80s.

NEXT WEEK: The pattern won’t change much, and accordingly our weather won’t change much for Monday and Tuesday with the continued higher rain chances. For the second half of the week, showers and storms will become more scattered in nature as the upper trough pulls away. Each day expect partly sunny, very warm and humid days with highs mainly in the upper 80s…which are still below average for July in Alabama.

TROPICAL UPDATE: Most of the Atlantic continues to be quiet and calm, however, shower activity has increased slightly since yesterday in association with a non-tropical area of low pressure, located several hundred miles south-southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland. However, environmental conditions are only marginally conducive for development while the low moves little through tonight. On Friday, the low is expected to accelerate northeastward and open up into a trough of low pressure to the south of Atlantic Canada. Formation chance through 5 days…low…10 percent.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 119.3F at Jahra, Kuwait. The lowest observation was -98.5F at Vostok, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 120F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was 30F at Big Piney, WY.

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