Another Summer-like Day

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Alabama remained essentially between systems. To our east, Tropical Storm Ana made landfall early this morning in the vicinity and slightly north of Myrtle Beach, SC. The first tropical storm of the 2015 season should gradually dissipate into a depression as it turns north and northeastward today and tonight. Weather conditions over the Carolinas will gradually improve as the remnants of Ana move away from the area tonight and Monday.

To our west, the closed low that has been spinning in the vicinity of the Four Corners area of the Southwest US is beginning to lift north and northeast with the system opening up as it does. By late Monday and into Tuesday, that system should be located over the Great Lakes with a front trailing down and across the Southeast US. This front should bring the best chances for scattered thunderstorms to the area Monday and early Tuesday. The SPC has the standard risk of severe storms entering the northwest corner of Alabama late in Day 2, Monday into early Tuesday. With the best dynamics to this system well north of Alabama along with the overall general weakening trend, the severe weather threat for Central Alabama appears to be low at this time. But it is May, so this will continue to bear watching.

The front will move south of us Tuesday and that paves the way for cooler and drier air to bring a very nice day to Central Alabama on Wednesday. With the front to our south and moving back this way along with general ridging in the upper atmosphere, the atmosphere will moisten up for the end of the week and into next weekend with the need to mention the possibility of showers each day as we go into the weekend with a summer-like pattern with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.

For those headed to the beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida, expect mostly sunny days and fair nights into Monday. Highs will be in the upper 70s on the immediate coast, with upper 80s inland. The rest of next week, expect only widely scattered showers and storms, and a decent amount of sun each day. Water temps are climbing, and the water temperature at Perdido Pass at Orange Beach, was close to 80 degrees.

Looking out into voodoo country, the overall pattern of ridging across the southern tier of the US with the westerlies fairly far north should bring a summer-isn pattern with daily chances of showers along with warm weather with highs mainly in the 80s as we push 90 degree highs once again.

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Great time emceeing the Buck Creek Festival in Helena over the weekend with great weather, fabulous music, and some really great crowds in the park. Happy Mothers Day. James Spann will have the next Weather Xtreme Video on Monday morning. Enjoy your Sunday, and Godspeed.

-Brian-

Category: Alabama's Weather