**We are on holiday schedule… one Weather Xtreme video per day through Monday; we will get back to the “two a day” schedule Tuesday. You can see the morning Weather Xtreme video via the player on the right side of the blog**
HEATING UP: Temperatures are actually a little below forecast levels at 2:00… Birmingham was still in the upper 80s with 88… one of the hottest places in Alabama is Muscle Shoals with 91. If you want some real heat, how about Tallahassee, FL with 98 degrees at 2:00. No rain on radar across the northern half of Alabama at mid-afternoon.
OUR WEEKEND: No real change in our thinking… lots of sun tomorrow and Sunday with highs in the low to mid 90s. No doubt our hottest weather so far this year. Just a slight risk of an afternoon shower Monday with a high in the upper 80s.
NEXT WEEK: The weather will greatly depend on the future of the tropical disturbance off the South Atlantic Coast of the U.S. Most models bring it toward the Georgia coast in 72 hours or so…
You can see the system is expected to move into Georgia, and then make a 180 degree turn back to the northeast before really getting into Alabama. This leaves us on the dry side of the circulation, but we will still mention some chance of scattered showers and storms by Tuesday and Wednesday.
The 12Z GFS continues the idea of an upper low forming north of here late next week, with cooler temperatures and a better chance of rain at times by Thursday and Friday. See the morning Weather Xtreme video for the graphics.
SEC BASEBALL: The annual SEC baseball tournament continues through Sunday at Regions Park in Hoover; if you are headed to some of the games, you will need the sunscreen, and something cool to drink. The weather still looks dry through the weekend with afternoon highs in the 90 to 95 degree range.
GULF COAST WEATHER: Expect mostly sunny days and fair nights on the Gulf Coast between Panama City and Gulf Shores through Sunday, with daily highs in the 80s. A few widely scattered showers and storms will show up by Memorial Day, but widespread rain is not expected. Sea water temperatures remain generally in the low 80s.
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Have a great Memorial Day weekend… Brian Peters will have the video updates tomorrow and Sunday!
