Warming Trend Ahead
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BACK TO THE 80s: Birmingham’s official high yesterday was only 69 degrees, 12 below average, thanks to persistent clouds that were hanging over the city. Most other places around here had a high in the 70s. We expect a warmer day today with a high in the low 80s; once the morning fog burns off the day should feature a mix of sun and clouds. A few isolated showers could pop up this afternoon, but like yesterday they will be few and far between, and most places will stay dry.
REST OF THE WEEK: A warm, calm period of weather is expected with partly sunny, warm days and fair highs. There might be a blip or two on radar along the way during the afternoon and evening hours, but the risk of rain is so small we won’t mention it in our forecast for now. Highs will be in the mid 80s, just slightly above average for mid May in Alabama.
WEEKEND: Pretty much the same story. Mostly dry and warm with highs in the 80s; the chance of any one spot getting an afternoon shower is only in the 10 percent range, just too small to mention in the forecast for now. A nice, calm weather pattern.
AT THE BEACH: Great weather is ahead for the Gulf Coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores through the weekend, with mostly sunny days and fair nights. A few isolated showers are possible today, but the rest of the week and the weekend should be dry. The weather doesn’t get much better for the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores this weekend. The sea water temperatures are generally in the upper 70s.
RAIN UPDATE: Birmingham’s rain total for the year is now 19.44?, and the deficiency for the year is 1.81?. Tuscaloosa’s deficit for the year is only 0.62?, but Anniston is drier as they need 4.20? to get back to average values.
LONG RANGE: Still no sign of any real severe weather setup for Alabama through the rest of May and the spring tornado season. See the Weather Xtreme video for details.
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