Midday Nowcast: Radar Quieter Today, But Rain and Strong Storms Remain Possible through Friday
NEW DAY, SAME FORECAST: The wet and stormy pattern persists today through Friday across Alabama with warm and muggy conditions; highs in the low to mid 80s. Rain and storms are possible at any time and when and where the storms develop, they could be strong to locally severe.
Gusty winds and small hail are main threats, the tornado threat is low, but never zero. The Storm Prediction Center has a “marginal risk” (level 1 of 5) of severe storms each day through Friday for Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For May 28th, the average high for Birmingham is 85° and the average low is 64°. The record high is 99° set in 1962, while the record low is 44° set in 1907. We average 0.15” of precipitation on this date and the record value is 2.28” set in 1991.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: On Friday a cold front will push through the state and drier air will begin to move into the northern counties during the day where the high will drop into the upper 70s. The dry weather continues for Saturday and Sunday, finally a rain-free weekend for the state. Humidity levels will be lower; cooler spots over North Alabama should reach the 50s early Saturday morning. Highs will be mostly in the low 80s Saturday, followed by mid 80s Sunday.
NEXT WEEK: The weather next week will trend drier and hotter as an upper ridge builds across the region. Most days will be dry with afternoon highs approaching 90 degrees over the latter half of the week. Also, late in the week, some scattered showers and storms could return, but for now, no widespread rain or severe weather is expected for the first week of June.
WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 118.0F at Abadan, Iran. The lowest observation was -96.5F at Vostok, Antarctica.
CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 108F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was 26F at Winona, AZ.
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