Dry August Weather

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ANOTHER REFRESHING MORNING: How about these temperatures at daybreak…

Black Creek (northeast of Gadsden) 56
Fort Payne 59
Russellville 59
Crossville 59
Cullman 59
Valley Head 59
Haleyville 60
Gadsden 61
Anniston 62
Birmingham 63

A real nice touch of fall again. The day ahead will be mostly sunny, and the high will be in the 86-89 degree range with low humidity levels, just slightly warmer than yesterday. We note Birmingham’s high yesterday was only 84 degrees, and we have reached 90 degrees on only five days so far during the month of August. It has been a “cool” summer indeed.

REST OF THE WEEK: Our weather will stay dry through mid-week with a slow warming trend as the big upper high northwest of here gets closer. We should reach 90 tomorrow, with low 90s possible by Thursday afternoon. We will introduce the risk of isolated afternoon showers and storms Friday, but many places will remain dry.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Low 90s look like Saturday and Sunday; some communities in West Alabama could see mid 90s as we finally feel some summer heat. There will be sufficient moisture for a few widely scattered afternoon showers or storms; chance of any one spot getting wet is in the 20-30 percent range both days, and mainly over the eastern half of the state. The sky will be partly sunny both days.

No real change into early next week, highs at or just over 90, with some risk of a passing afternoon storm in scattered spots.

ARE YOUR READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? High school teams crank up the Friday night lights for the first time this week. Actually, some games will be played Thursday; for those games the sky will be clear with a kickoff temperature in the mid 80s. Then, Friday evening, the chance of any one stadium seeing a brief shower or storm is in the 20 percent range; otherwise mostly fair with upper 80s at kickoff, with temperatures falling through the 80s during the games, reaching the upper 70s by the final whistle.

COLLEGE GAMES: Auburn will host Washington State Saturday evening (6:00 p.m. kickoff) at Jordan-Hare Stadium; a brief shower or storm is possible during the first half… chance of a shower at the stadium is 25 percent. Otherwise, mostly fair with a kickoff temperature near 89 degrees, then dropping through the 80s during the game. Alabama won’t have to worry about weather since they play Virginia Tech in the Georgia Dome, but for fans headed over for the game, Saturday in Atlanta will feature a mix of sun and clouds with a high around 90 degrees, and a few pop-up afternoon showers or storms are possible.

UAB will play at Troy Saturday evening (6:00 p.m. kickoff)… a 30 percent chance of a brief shower or storm during the first half, otherwise mostly fair. About 90 degrees at kickoff, followed by temperatures falling through the 80s.

TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains very quiet, and tropical storm formation is not expected through mid-week. The GFS does hint at increased activity as we get into September; see the Weather Xtreme video for the maps, graphics, and details.

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Category: Alabama's Weather