Widely Spaced Showers

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RADAR CHECK: As expected, a handful of widely scattered showers and storms have popped up across Alabama this afternoon… the “splash and dash” variety we usually see on summer afternoons. Most of them at mid-afternoon were south and west of Birmingham… they are rather random in nature. Heaviest storm on radar at 3:45 was over Bibb County… the storm is producing heavy rain and lots of lightning. Temperatures are in the 80s where rain is not falling.

TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: No real change through Saturday. Routine late May weather; partly sunny, warm days with the risk of a few pop-up showers and storms in scattered spots during the afternoon and evening hours. The high each day will remain in the 86 to 89 degree range for most communities.

We still expect a general increase in the number of showers and thunderstorms on Sunday as a weakening front approaches Alabama from the northwest. It won’t rain all day Sunday, and the sun should be out at times, but a few passing showers and storms are a good bet. The high will be in the mid 80s.

NEXT WEEK: The surface front will most likely wash out somewhere over North Alabama, and I really doubt that drier air will make it as far south as I-20. It could be drier over the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama Monday night and Tuesday, but I think we will still need to hang on to the chance of scattered showers into Tuesday. Highs hold in the 80s, and the routine early summer weather pattern should continue through the week.

We continue to see evidence of some kind of tropical wave over the Gulf of Mexico next week… perhaps the remnants of Hurricane Barbara, which is moving into the Southwest Mexico coast this afternoon. This wave will have the potential to bring heavy rain to the Florida Peninsula (Tampa, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Fort Myers, Miami, etc) next week, but Alabama most likely won’t be directly impacted. See the Weather Xtreme video for the maps, graphics, and details.

VOODOO LAND: The GFS builds a 5910 meter high over the Southwest U.S. by mid-June… those big upper highs can produce some nasty heat, but thankfully heights over the Southern U.S. actually look like we might have below average temperatures here with a decent chance of showers.

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Category: Alabama's Weather