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Okay, so I’m probably overstating the headline a bit by using the term “fallish,” but it will be drier and cooler for the next several days reminding us that Fall is not far away.
After the storminess of the last several days, we are in for a break as the upper trough gets established again over the eastern third of the country bringing us a northwesterly flow with drier and cooler air. That air was beginning to be felt in Alabama with a dew point of 60 in Muscle Shoals and 70 at Birmingham and Anniston. That front was located along the I-20/59 corridor and will be moving steadily through the state today.
Some morning clouds from the rain and low level moisture should dissipate as the drier air becomes more firm entrenched into the area.
The trough is slow to weaken and move out so look for dry and pleasant weather for the next several days. I don’t think there will be much chance for any showers until at least the middle of the week. Even then, it is going to depend on how much moisture returns, so I’m not forecasting much beyond isolated showers as a possibility for Wednesday and Thursday.
The trough weakens and weak ridging takes over toward the end of the week. And a new short wave trough is promised by the GFS to bring another round of showers to us next weekend. But that is verging on voodoo so let’s just enjoy the weather we’ve got for the next several days – that hint of Fall.
In the tropics, Bill is the focus with Tropical Storm Warnings for a small portion of Massachusetts as he makes the curve back out into the Atlantic with just a glancing blow of the outer periphery of the storm. Bill was a Category 2 storm this morning and could intensify a bit over the Gulf Stream, but he should begin decaying as he quickly moves into colder water later today.
Behind Bill is a rather disorganized area of disturbed weather which does not show any signs of development at this time. Upper level winds are not favorable for development so there is little likelihood of storm formation for the next couple of days.
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Once again enjoying the wonderful views and weather at Mt. Cheaha and Cheaha State Park. Guess we’ve become a fixture up here. We’re still volunteering with the Park and getting lots of small maintenance projects done that the regular staff does not have time to get done. Did some pressure washing Thursday and worked the front entrance Friday. Got a special project to work on today, but it is something of a secret – at least right now. Enjoy this atypical August day and Godspeed.
-Brian-
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