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Anyone remember this song from the group War, released in 1977?
“Ridin’ ’round town with all the windows down
Eight track playin’ all your fav’rite sounds
The rhythm of the bongos fill the park
The street musicians tryin’ to get a start
‘Cause it’s summer
Summer time is here
Yes it’s summer
My time of year
Yes it’s summer
My time of year”
You don’t see too many cars around these days with eight track tape players, you know. And, actually fall is my time of the year. But, many people do love summer and if this is your time of the year, we have another classic summer forecast this morning.
Lots of sun this morning, then we deal with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight. Highs in the 91 to 95 degree range, and the best chance of showers and storms from about 1:00 until 9:00 p.m. While some of the storms could produce some small hail and strong winds, the primary danger from summer storms in Alabama is lightning. When you hear thunder, you need to get inside. Most five year olds understand that rule with no problem, but for some reason teenagers and adults think they are immune to being hit by lightning. Don’t fool around with it.
TOMORROW/SATURDAY: There should be a general increase in the coverage and number of showers and storms tomorrow afternoon through Saturday as a surface boundary approaches from the north (better to say “surface boundary” than “cold front” this time of the year). Most communities stand a good chance of getting between one-half and one inch of rain, but due to the convective nature of the rain some spots will get less, some will get more.
The GFS continue to flip-flop on the placement of where that surface front stalls on Sunday. The 00Z run stalls the front near the Tennessee border, which could mean scattered showers and storms will still be possible around here on Sunday and Monday, but we won’t change our ongoing forecast for now (it indicates that most of the showers and storms will be over South Alabama on those days, with drier air for the northern counties).
NEXT WEEK: Independence Day still looks hot and humid with only isolated afternoon showers and storms. Temperatures should peak in the 92 to 96 degree range next Wednesday. Just like July in Alabama.
TROPICS: There is a disorganized mass of showers and storms around the Bahamas, but that is an upper air feature, and tropical storm development is not expected for the rest of the week.
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I am on the road this morning… I will be traveling down to Moundville Elementary School in Hale County to speak with kids in a summer program there. I will be back in the office by early afternoon, and the afternoon Weather Xtreme video will be posted by 3:30 or so….
