HOT, HUMID JUNE WEATHER: Alabama’s weather won’t change much through tomorrow. Partly sunny days, highs generally in the low 90s, and a few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms around. Best chance of seeing a shower or storm will come from about noon until 8 p.m. both days, and the odds of any one spot getting wet are 25-35 percent.
Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase Sunday over the northern half of the state ahead of a surface front and upper trough. Still, it won’t rain all day, but the rain could be heavy at times with a good surge of tropical moisture moving northward. Showers across South Alabama Sunday will remain widely scattered.
NEXT WEEK: Global models continue to suggest a good chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday, but mainly along and south of I-20 (Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Anniston). Drier air will move into the northern third of the state, where most places will be rain-free.
On Tuesday the main coverage of showers and storms will be along and south of U.S. 80 (Demopolis to Montgomery to Opelika) as the drier air continues to sag southward. North Alabama should be generally rain-free with lower humidity levels.
Then, over the latter half of the week, the weather looks routine for June with partly sunny days and a few spotty showers around. Heat levels will be lower next week with highs in the 80s. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: Disorganized showers and thunderstorms are occurring over the Yucatan Peninsula and the adjacent Bay of Campeche, and a broad area of low pressure is expected to form in this area later today. Environmental conditions are forecast to be only marginally conducive for development before the system moves inland over eastern Mexico late tomorrow or Sunday. The chance of development is only 10 percent.
The rest of the Atlantic basin remains quiet.
ON THIS DATE IN 2022: A powerful supercell generated an EF2 tornado that tore through the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The tornado occurred at an astonishing elevation of between 8,000 and 9,000 feet over the Gros Ventre Range. It completely leveled a massive, continuous swath of softwood forest, snapping thousands of mature pine trees at their bases and causing widespread debarking. Because the area was so remote and inaccessible, the full path (2.1 miles long and 360 yards wide) wasn’t completely verified until months later when helicopter footage and satellite data confirmed the undeniable cyclonic tree-fall pattern.
Look for the next video briefing here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
