Humid, unstable air covers Alabama today, allowing for scattered to numerous showers and storms across the Alabama landscape today. Though most activity at the writing of this forecast is isolated, but will increase through the afternoon.
Today through Friday rain chances are higher, in the 50-70% range, meaning scattered to perhaps numerous afternoon and evening showers and storms will be common across the Alabama landscape.
Today, rain chances remain in the 20-30% range across much of Alabama. It is hot everywhere with highs in the low to mid 90s. Any showers and storms today will be isolated in nature, with most of us staying day.
We are seeing a more sun than clouds in the Alabama sky today, and rain chances are around 20% for much of the state. Highs this afternoon will be in the low to mid 90s and with high humidity levels, heat index values are approaching the century mark.
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.
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.
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.
Daily scattered to numerous afternoon and evening storms with highs in the upper 80s for today. Expect loads of lightning and heavy rainfall with any storms which develop.
The weather is not changing much today, after starting the day off with the a partly sunny sky, we are watching the radar this afternoon as scattered to numerous showers and storms will begin to develop in the coming hours.
Big HEAT, Big STORMS, and yet again today, due to the high instability values across the state, the Storm Prediction Center has much of Alabama in a severe weather risk both today.
Heat Advisories continue today for portions of Alabama as heat index values surge above 105°. Along with the heat, we have to deal with the threat of strong to severe storms due to the high instability values across the state.
Hot temperatures and high humidity are causing those feels like temperatures to surge above 105° again today, and is why we continue to see Heat Advisories for the northern two-thirds of Alabama.
It is heat, humidity, and daily storms during the afternoon and evening hours. Each day this week will feature a mix of sun and clouds, expect highs in the mid 90s for many locations.
The weather today, hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Some showers and storms are possible, especially across South and Southwest Alabama, but most of North and Central Alabama will remain dry.
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