A Cool Night Ahead

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I note the NWS in Mobile just issued a tornado warning for the southern part of Baldwin County as I begin this discussion; no reports of damage so far, but this will bring the beach crowd indoors for a half hour or so. The rotation is right over Gulf Shores right now (2:50 p.m.)… if any of our readers down there gets a good picture send it our way. I know Bill Bubba Bussey is there…

AROUND HERE: How about those low dewpoints… no reason to think we won’t reach the upper 50s early tomorrow, with mid 50s for the cooler valleys. Now that is a great way to start the month of July. The dry air means no rain through Wednesday with warm days and cool nights. Humidity values during the daytime hours will remain low. I guess a shower could show up somewhere Thursday afternoon, but most areas should remain dry on Thursday as well as we see a high near 90.

HOLIDAY WEEKEND: Looks like a few widely scattered afternoon showers or storms could show up Friday afternoon, but the best coverage of showers and storms will most likely come on Saturday and Sunday with a front stalling out to the north, and a good supply of moisture moving in from the south. I think most Friday night fireworks shows are not going to be bothered by rain.

VOODOO LAND: The Gulf of Mexico tropical system at mid-month disappeared on the 12Z run, which we pretty much expected. While the upper air pattern should deamplify during the mid-month time frame, it still looks like the most serious heat in the nation will stay out west. No sign of any excessive heat here for the next 15 days.

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