Drier air is slowly filtering into the state today as our dew points are falling. Though it is still hot, it is not as humid as it has been recently with highs today approaching the lower 90s for most locations.
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LOWER HUMIDITY: Drier air continues to advance into Alabama this morning, and for the northern 2/3 of the state today will be mostly sunny and not as humid as recent days thanks to the lower dew points. We expect a high this afternoon in the upper 80s.
Satellite-derived wind data indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is possible on Tuesday, however, the system is expected to become a post-tropical low and dissipate on Wednesday.
At 639 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Beechwood, or 9 miles south of Mosses, moving south at 10 mph.
Montgomery city and county officials and business leaders broke ground Thursday on a major project that will bring recreational amenities, entertainment and retail to a site along the Alabama River, just west of downtown.
RADAR CHECK: A surface boundary, representing the leading edge of drier air, is pushing through North Alabama this afternoon. A few isolated showers and storms have formed ahead of the front; heavier storms are over East-Central Alabama at mid- afternoon around the I-85 corridor. Those storms will continue to push southward over the next few hours as the dry air moves into the northern half of the state.
Deep convection has weakened some this afternoon near the center of the depression, and the cloud pattern definitely is showing signs of shear. However, visible satellite imagery still indicates that it has a tight circulation, and past experience suggests with that kind of low-level structure, the depression is close to becoming a tropical storm.
