Midday Nowcast: Hot and Humid July Weather for Alabama

LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE JULY TO ME: We are seeing a more sun than clouds in the Alabama sky today, and rain chances are around 20% for much of the state. Highs this afternoon will be in the low to mid 90s and with high humidity levels, heat index values are approaching the century mark. For the rest of the week, rain chances will actually increase to the 50-70% range, meaning scattered to perhaps numerous afternoon and evening showers and storms will be common across the Alabama landscape. Not everyone will see rain, due to the random nature of the storms, but where they occur expects loads of lightning gusty winds, and tropical downpours, which can cause areas of isolated flash flooding. Highs the rest of this week will range from upper 80s to lower 90s.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For July 7th, the average high for Birmingham is 91° and the average low is 72°. The record high is 105° set in 1977, while the record low is 54° set in 1972. We average 0.18” of precipitation on this date and the record value is 7.02” set in 1916.

IN THE TROPICS: Chantal remains a tropical depression over eastern Virginia and continue to bring the chance of isolated tornadoes east of the center as well as a flooding threat to these areas. The rest of the Atlantic is quiet, with no tropical cyclone development expected the next seven days.

WEEKEND WEATHER: No real change as the routine summer pattern continues. Expect partly sunny days, highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Each day expect those random, scattered afternoon and evening storms, mainly during the 2pm-10pm timeframe. This pattern will likely persist into next week.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 113.7F at Nokkundi, Pakistan. The lowest observation was -102.5F at Vostok, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 115F at Topock, AZ. The lowest observation was 26F at Peter Sink, UT

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