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Yikes… I overslept this morning for the first time in a long time. Many of you know my normal “wake-up” time is 4:52 a.m…. but today I was up at 5:47 a.m. I handle the weather on two dozen radio stations around the nation, and that throws a real wrinkle in the morning schedule since I produce and edit the Weather Xtreme video as well (and write this blog post!).
At least the forecast is an easy one day; unusually dry air means a sunny day for the northern half of Alabama, and there will be an absence of showers and storms for a change. We will soar into the mid 90s today, but humidity values will be low. We note the dewpoint at 6:00 has dropped to 61 at Huntsville and Decatur, and if you go up into Tennessee the dewpoint is 58 in Nashville. Very, very nice for July.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: Moist air will return tonight, and another front approaches from the north tomorrow, so we will bring back the chance of scattered showers and storms tomorrow. This front will hang up over Tennessee, so the weekend forecast will have to mention a chance of showers and storms both Saturday and Sunday. They will be scattered in nature, and the sun will be out at times over the weekend. Highs should be around 90 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: Looks like persistence is the best forecast for next week. Routine July weather with partly sunny, hot days and the daily chance of a passing afternoon shower or storm in a few spots. Highs will be in the low 90s. There will be some day to day variation in the coverage of showers and storms, but there is no skill this far in advance of identifying those changes.
LONG RANGE: The 00Z run of the GFS keeps the most intense heat in the nation in a broad zone from Arizona to North Dakota during the latter half of the month, and I believe this is the correct solution. Around here a blanket of moist air will mean the daily chance of a shower or storm in a few spots.
TROPICS: While the Atlantic basin remains quiet, typhoon Man-Yi is headed for Okinawa and the southeast coast of the Japan mainland. See more on WeatherParty.com…
Another interesting article over on WeatherParty… “Buenos Aires gets first snow since 1918″… read more on the site.
I am speaking this morning to a summer camp group at Valley Elementary School in Pelham… then back into the office by early afternoon and the afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video should be posted here by 3:30!
