After today, we should be done with the heat alerts for a while. The radar will be very active through the afternoon and evening hours, and storms will be strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning, and torrential rainfall.
Alabama continues to deal with hot temperatures; highs in the low to mid 90s and high humidity. Heat index values are in the danger range which is why most of the state continue with under a heat advisory again.
SUN AND STORMS: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today and tomorrow; highs in the 91-95 degree range for most places with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in scattered spots. Most of the storms will come from noon to midnight, and where they form the stronger ones will produce heavy rain, gusty winds, and gobs of lightning.
At least for today and tomorrow, we continue to see heat index values over 105° and therefore heat advisories remain in effect across Alabama.
STILL HOT TODAY: Most Alabama communities will see a high in the mid 90s today with a partly sunny sky and the usual risk of a passing shower or storm in scattered spots from about 1:00 until 10:00 p.m. The chance of any one spot seeing rain today is 30/40 percent.
RADAR CHECK: Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to develop and move southward across Alabama on this hot late July day. Away from showers, temperatures are generally in the mid 90s. For some communities today is the hottest day so far this summer. Scattered showers will fade quickly after sunset.
All of Alabama’s 67 counties are under heat alerts again today, with most of the state in Heat Advisory, as heat index values across the state are over 105°, which is the danger range for much of the state.
HOT: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today… most places will see a high in the 93-98 degree range with a partly to mostly sunny sky. We note a few isolated showers on radar early this morning; a few showers and storms will be around through the day, especially this afternoon.
RADAR CHECK: Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are in progress across Alabama this afternoon… otherwise we have a partly to mostly sunny sky with temperatures generally in the mid 90s. Showers will end quickly after sunset; tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 70s.
62 of Alabama’s 67 counties are under another Heat Advisory today and tomorrow as heat index values across the state are over 105° which is the danger range for much of the state.
LATE JULY IN ALABAMA: We are into the hottest part of summer (mid-July through mid-August), so having a high in the mid 90s isn’t unusual at all. We expect a high in the 93-97 degree range for most of Alabama today and tomorrow with an upper ridge overhead; afternoon showers and storms will be isolated.
It is a routine late July day for Alabama with highs in the low 90s for much of the state. Scattered showers and storms will increase in coverage this afternoon and evening as daytime heating allows instability values to climb, providing fuel for the showers and storms.
HOT, HUMID SUMMER WEATHER: As an upper ridge begins to strengthen across the Deep South, our forecast will highlight slowly rising heat levels over the next five days. Expect a high in the low 90s today and tomorrow, mid 90s Sunday and Monday, followed by upper 90s Tuesday and Wednesday.
Today and tomorrow expect highs ranging from the upper 80s to lower 90s across Alabama, which are right at average for this time of year.
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