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LINGERING SHOWERS THIS MORNING: We continue to see some scattered light rain on radar this morning, but the sky should become partly sunny this afternoon as the showers end by midday thanks to high pressure aloft building in from the northeast. More than likely we won’t reach 90 again today; yesterday’s high in Birmingham was only 81, and a number of our Skywatchers reported highs only in the 70s due to the clouds and showers.
REST OF THE WEEK: Dry weather should be the story tomorrow through Friday, with highs mostly in the low 90s, although we could creep up into the mid 90s Thursday. It can be hot in September, you know. A weak surface front moves through Friday, and for now the chance of showers looks very small due to the lack of moisture.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND: This marks the ending of summer for Americans, and our weather looks great. Mostly sunny days, fair pleasant nights, and low humidity. Highs should be in the 87 to 90 degree range, with lows in the 60s. The GFS is printing 66 early Sunday for Birmingham, and some of the normally cooler valleys across North Alabama might touch the upper 50s briefly.
EARL: This hurricane will be watched with some anxiety by our friends on the East Coast, especially the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Earl will pass 100 to 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras Thursday, then sideswiping Cape Cod on Friday. For now it looks like the really serious wind and rain will stay offshore, but it will certainly bring very rough surf and high swells to the entire upper half of the U.S. Atlantic coast later this week. Top winds are near 105 mph now, and Earl is expected to be a major hurricane (category three or higher) as it moves parallel to the East Coast. See the Weather Xtreme video for the details.
FIONA? A little surprised that 97L did not get it’s act together over the weekend, but it should become Tropical Storm Fiona within the next 48 hours. Models keep this one well east of the U.S. as it recurves into the North Atlantic, and most models do not bring this one to hurricane strength. I would imagine upwelling from Danielle and Earl will impact the available amount of oceanic heat content for this one.
GASTON? Another well organized wave is in the eastern Atlantic, with potential to become Tropical Storm Gaston at some point. Too early to determine the ultimate destination. We will keep an eye on it.
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