Dry Days Ahead With Lower Humidity

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THE ALABAMA STORY: All will be quiet across our state for a while. Checking the radar at mid-afternoon… we note a couple of isolated showers over far Northwest Alabama, but most of the showers and storms are over the southern half of the state. All of these showers and storms will fade quickly once the sun goes down this evening.

TRIPLE DIGITS: Hottest places around here at 3:00 are Tuscaloosa and Montgomery, where both cities have soared to 100 degrees. Most other places are in the mid to upper 90s.

REST OF THE WEEK: A pretty simple forecast. Sunny days, clear nights, and lower humidity levels. Models continue to show dew points in the 50s tomorrow, which will make the summer heat more comfortable. Come of the cooler pockets of Northeast Alabama might make a run at the upper 50s early Wednesday morning thanks to the dry air. And, for now the chance of any really significant rain looks very small through Friday. Highs will be in the low to mid 90s most days.

WEEKEND PEEK: Not much change. Irene stays well to the east of Alabama, and the subsidence ring on the periphery of the system should mean sunny weather on Saturday and Sunday with highs in the 90s. The dry weather, most likely, lasts into early next week as well.

IRENE: The 12Z models have shifted east. This has been the trend for a few days, and it means a lesser chance of impact over the Florida peninsula, and increases the risk to the coast of the Carolinas. Some of the more reliable models push Irene into the coast of either South or North Carolina Saturday/Saturday night, as a major hurricane.

There are many out of state readers who use our blog for guidance, and we caution you there still can be track errors that are very significant five days away from landfall. Everybody along the Atlantic coast will need to monitor the progress of Irene; it could be a major issue for the upper half of the coast as well by Sunday and Monday, including New York City and Boston. See the Weather Xtreme video for all of the graphics and details on Irene.

We note the rest of the Atlantic basin is relatively quiet, although a good looking, organized tropical wave has emerged off the coast of Africa within the past 24 hours.

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I had a great time today visiting some of my friends at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown this morning, and a large group at Tuscaloosa City Hall for lunch. Look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow…

Tags: dry, Irene

Category: Alabama's Weather