Pleasant Tonight; But Nasty Heat Ahead
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RIGHT NOW: Only 84 degrees at Valley Head at 2:00 this afternoon… other “cool” places include 86 at Scottsboro, and 88 at Albertville and Crossville. Most other places are in the low to mid 90s with very low humidity values; the dew point has dropped into the 40s over parts of North Alabama.
Tonight will be pretty pleasant, and most places will see a low between 60 and 65 early tomorrow. But, no doubt some of the cooler spots will wind up in the upper 50s across Northeast Alabama. Not bad at all for summertime in Alabama.
SIZZLING DAYS TO RETURN: The heat tomorrow will won’t be too bad, with low to mid 90s. But, unfortunately it looks like we have potential for at least four consecutive days of triple digit heat for much of Alabama Friday through Monday, with daily highs between 100 and 105 degrees. The most intense heat should come Friday, Saturday, and Sunday… the most extreme readings will come over North and West Alabama, closer to the upper high (the “death ridge”). Most all of our heat records in late June were set in 1931, and we could very well break a few of those along the way. Our hottest June temperature on record in Birmingham is 106 degrees, set on June 29, 1931… I doubt if we get to that level, but it will be close.
And, of course, the heat ridge also means basically no significant rain as the dusty conditions continue across our state.
NEXT WEEK: The heat should back off a bit next week; highs should be in the mid 90s around the 4th of July, and we might even see a few “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” as the upper ridge breaks down a bit. Still, not the kind of widespread rain we need. Take some time to watch the afternoon Weather Xtreme video for all of the details.
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