Alabama’s Weather About To Turn Wet
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ONE MORE DRY DAY: Today will be very similar to yesterday; dry and warm with a partly sunny sky and a high in the mid to upper 80s. But things will change over the weekend thanks to an upper low now over the upper Texas coast, and rising moisture levels.
THE WEEKEND: Tomorrow should begin dry, but we will bring in the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms by afternoon. The most widespread rain tomorrow initially should be in areas south and west of Birmingham, closest to the upper low, which will be moving slowly east along the Gulf Coast. But, the rain will be moving northeast and should overspread the northern counties late in the day or tomorrow night.
SUNDAY/MONDAY SOAKER: Beneficial rain should fall on most of Alabama on these two days as dynamic forcing from the upper low interacts very very high PW (precipitable water) values. There will be breaks in the rain, of course, but the weather generally looks very wet. Rain amounts of 2 inches are likely, and some spots could get more. In fact, the guys at HPC (the hydrometeorological prediction center) are forecasting a whopping 10 inches of rain along the Central Gulf Coast near Pensacola over the next 5 days…. see that graphic on the Weather Xtreme video.
REST OF NEXT WEEK: A very moist airmass remains in place on Tuesday and Wednesday, and while the upper low weakens into an open wave, we will still maintain the chance of scattered to numerous showers and storms on these days. The air looks a little drier Thursday and Friday, but we will still need to mention some risk of scattered showers.
The good news is that there is no sign of any serious heat issues for Alabama over the next 7 to 15 days, with temperatures generally below average.
GULF COAST WEATHER: Wet is the word. Look for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms along the Central Gulf Coast from Panama City to Gulf Shores through early next week… with only limited amounts of sun. The rain could be heavy at times, and some flash flooding is not out of the question. Afternoon highs will be close to 80 due to the clouds and showers. The sea water temperature early this morning at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was 83 degrees.
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I will be on the road later today, and will be doing the weather live at Riverfest in Gadsden at 4, 5, and 6:00… so just one Weather Xtreme video today due to travel. I will post fresh forecast notes, however, later today, and Brian Peters will have the video updates tomorrow and Sunday. Enjoy the day!
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