Douglas Watson’s move from Atlanta to Birmingham in 2018 was the result of a family obligation. A native of Montgomery, he recalls his attitude toward the relocation as “reluctant.”
Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the Southeast U.S. coast and will make landfall in South Carolina Sunday—no impacts are expected in Alabama.
Hot and mostly dry through the weekend, but rain and storm chances increase across Alabama next week as a front approaches and tropical activity stirs in the Atlantic.
Tropical Depression Three has formed near the Southeast coast and could become a tropical storm before making landfall in South Carolina on Sunday.
RADAR CHECK: A few isolated showers and storms have formed this afternoon over parts of Central and South Alabama; heavier thunderstorms are over the southern half of the state, and they are moving westward today.
On this date in 1776, Thomas Jefferson paid for his first thermometer, and signed the Declaration of Independence. According to his weather memorandum book, at 2 PM it was cloudy and 76 degrees in Philadelphia. We are no where near 76° in Alabama today as it is hot and mainly dry.
We have plenty to see and do for the Independence Day celebrations, and they start today. See the listings in this edition of Can’t Miss Alabama.
CALM SUMMER PATTERN: A quiet weather pattern continues across the Deep South through the holiday weekend. Partly sunny days, fair nights, and only isolated afternoon showers. The chance of any one community seeing a shower each afternoon is only around 10 percent, and afternoon highs will be in the 90-95 degree range.
DRY DAY: Alabama is rain-free this afternoon with a partly sunny sky. Temperatures are generally in the 88-92 degree range… tonight will be fair with a low between 66 and 72 degrees.
With the drier in place, showers if any, will be few and far between through Sunday. Expect lots of sunshine and slightly higher heat levels. Highs will be in the low 90s for most places, but humidity levels are down.
DRY PATTERN: An unusually dry airmass has dropped into the Deep South this morning. No rain across Alabama at daybreak, and we expect no rain through tonight. It is very hard to find a July day around here without at least a few afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
ON THE MAP: A rare July front is moving through Central Alabama this afternoon. We note a few isolated showers ahead of the front around the I-85 corridor at midday; North Alabama is rain-free in drier air moving in from the north. A few isolated storms are also over the southeast corner of the state.
A weak front is dropping south through the state, and behind it, drier air is filtering into the Alabama. Rain chances are much lower today, especially across the northern half of the state.
With binoculars focused on a tiny plot of sand off the coast of Dauphin Island, a lighthouse comes into focus.
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
