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Heat Levels Rising In Coming Days

| August 19, 2014 @ 3:38 pm

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SUMMER HEAT FINALLY ARRIVING: This summer has featured below average temperatures, and a number of mornings with record lows across Alabama and the Deep South, but we all know that good ole summer heat and humidity would clobber us at least once before the fall sets in, and sure enough an upper high will build across the Deep South in coming days bringing some of the hottest weather so far this summer.

Radar today shows most of showers and storms over the southern half of the state this afternoon; they are moving southeast.

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TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY: We rise into the mid 90s tomorrow, and upper 90s Thursday and Friday afternoon. Lots of hazy sunshine each day, and while an afternoon thunderstorm is certainly possible, they will become fewer in number, and more widely spaced.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A 5910 meter 500 mb upper high will be parked over Alabama and the Deep South, so the weather won’t change much. Hot, hazy, and humid with highs in the upper 90s and only isolated afternoon thunderstorms.

NEXT WEEK: Heat levels begin to come down over the latter part of next week as the upper high weakens and the air aloft becomes colder. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

GULF COAST WEATHER: Mostly sunny days, fair nights tomorrow through the weekend with only isolated thunderstorms. Highs 87-90, sea water temperatures from Panama City to Gulf Shores mostly in the mid 80s.

TROPICS: NHC has now has a 30 percent probability of a wave developing over the Atlantic; this wave should enter the Caribbean later this week. Social media and blogs are buzzing after the 12Z GFS model developed this into a hurricane, moving it toward Mobile Bay next week. But, this is nothing more than hype and voodoo; there is no skill in a tropical forecast 7-10 days out. We don’t even know if this can survive the dry air environment in the short term. Just something to watch; see the Weather Xtreme video for a detailed discussion and a look at the maps.

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