Warm Weekend; Showers Remain Isolated
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STAGNANT PATTERN: The overall synoptic scale weather pattern across Alabama won’t change much today and over the weekend, with partly sunny, warm days and fair nights. There will be sufficient moisture and instability for a few isolated showers or storms during the afternoon and evening hours, with the placement of those showers determined by small scale boundaries, like the one last night that triggered a couple of heavy downpours over the Tennessee Valley. The chance of any one specific point getting wet each day through Sunday will remain in the 10 to 20 percent range.
Afternoon highs will remain in the 80s, generally in the 85 to 88 degree range. The average high for this time of the year is 82.
NEXT WEEK: A weak front will approach Alabama from the northwest on Tuesday, and that should bring a general increase in the number scattered showers and storms. Still, the rain won’t be especially widespread, and I doubt if the front has enough southward push to make it through here. In fact, the GFS is printing highs around 90 by Wednesday and Thursday of next week as a summer-like pattern continues with the main rain producing systems passing well to the north of Alabama. See the Weather Xtreme video for details and graphics.
WEEKEND AT THE BEACH: We are projecting about 8 to 10 hours of sunshine each day along the Gulf Coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores today through Sunday, with highs in the low to mid 80s. A few isolated showers or storms could form each day, but rain shouldn’t be a big issue, and showers won’t last long where they develop. The sea water temperature along the coast is very close to 80 degrees. Keep in mind the hurricane season for the Atlantic basin begins on June 1.
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