Weekend Mix Of Sun And Storms; Unsettled Weather Next Week
SUNNY MAY AFTERNOON: The sky is mostly sunny across Alabama this afternoon; no rain on radar. Temperatures are in the upper 70s over North Alabama, with 80s to the south. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 60s.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: Moisture levels rise, and we will need to forecast the chance of a passing shower or storm over the northern 2/3 of the state on a daily basis tomorrow through Monday. The weekend won’t be a wash-out… the sun will be out at times with highs in the low to mid 80s. But, from time to time a shower or thunderstorm will pass through, moving from northwest to southeast. Where storms do form they could be strong; the main threat will come from strong straight line winds. Some small hail will be possible as well.
South Alabama and the Gulf Coast will be mostly rain-free over the holiday weekend with only isolated showers there.
NEXT WEEK: The weather will be unsettled through the week with some risk of showers and thunderstorms on a daily basis. Rain amounts over the next seven days will be in the 3-4 inch range for the northern half of the state, with lighter amounts for the southern counties. Temperatures will be a little below average with highs mostly in the low 80s… See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK: NOAA’s outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was released yesterday. It calls for a 30% chance of a near-normal season, a 60% chance of an above-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.
The agency is forecasting a range of 13 to 19 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 6-10 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3-5 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). NOAA has a 70% confidence in these ranges.
Hurricane season in the Atlantic basin runs from June 1 through the end of November.
ON THIS DATE IN 1960: A massive earthquake in Chile the previous day produced a tsunami that killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. An additional 180 people died on the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan.
ON THIS DATE IN 1968: One of the costliest hailstorms in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma history pummeled the city on this date. Hail the size of baseballs fell over much of the city, resulting in more than 40,000 insurance claims over the 90,000 square mile path of the storm.
Look for my next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. Monday… enjoy the weekend!
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