Midday Nowcast: Some Showers Possible for this Final Day of May

FINAL DAY OF MAY: Some clouds and some showers are possible this afternoon and evening across Alabama. Highs this afternoon are in the mid and upper 80s, and overall it is a fairly decent day of weather across the state.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For May 31st, the average high for Birmingham is 85° and the average low is 65°. The record high is 95° set in 2011, while the record low is 40° set in 1984. We average 0.16” of precipitation on this date, and the record value is 1.58” set in 1979.

ACROSS THE USA: An active pattern remains in place across the center of the country with additional threats from severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. These concerns will remain in place through most of the weekend. An approaching storm across the Pacific Northwest is expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds late this weekend. The heat risk and fire weather concerns will increase across the Southwest.

HELLO JUNE: We slip into the typical summer setup across the Deep South this weekend. Expect partly sunny days, and we will have the chance of random, scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours (2PM-10PM). The chance of any one spot getting wet both days is in the 40-60% range, and highs will be in the low 80s. Again, summer convection is random and there is no way of knowing when and where the storms will be, you just have to watch radar trends. Of course, all summer storms produce tremendous amounts of lightning, gusty winds, and torrential rainfall. And we note, the SPC has most of Alabama in a “marginal risk” (level 1 of 5) threat of severe storms tomorrow due the threat of hail and gusty winds.

IN THE TROPICS: The official start to the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is tomorrow and will run through the end of November. For now, tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next seven days.

FIRST WEEK OF JUNE: The pattern won’t change through much of next week. Partly sunny days, with the usual round of “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” on a daily basis. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s most days, not far from average for early June in Alabama.

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 122.9F at Omidieh, Iran. The lowest observation was -80.0F at Dome A, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 113F at Tecopa, CA. The lowest observation was 15F at Mackay, ID.

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