An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here.
AMAZINGLY PLEASANT FOR JUNE: What a day… sunshine in full supply; great visibility, low humidity, and comfortable temperatures. Birmingham reports 85 degrees at 3:00… only 81 at Valley Head up in DeKalb County. Dewpoints have dropped into the 50s, and with a clear sky and light wind tonight, some of the cooler pockets over North and Central Alabama will reach the upper 50s at daybreak tomorrow… a nice touch of fall. But, we all know we have a long, hot summer ahead of us before we get to those crisp October days.
OUR WEEKEND: Tomorrow will be another sunny day; we warm to a high of 90 degrees after a pleasant morning. Then, on Sunday, the sky will be partly sunny, and we will introduce a chance of “widely scattered showers and thunderstorms” by late afternoon as moisture levels begin to rise. Still, most of the day Sunday should be rain-free.
NEXT WEEK: Our best chance of showers and storms will come on Monday and Tuesday; the rain won’t be continuous and the sun should be out at times, but there will be a pretty decent chance of occasional showers with a good axis of deeper moisture/higher precipitable water values over Alabama. Then, drier air moves into North Alabama Wednesday and Thursday, and these two days look generally dry for the northern counties of our state. Moisture returns Friday with some risk of scattered showers or storms. Highs next week will be mostly in the 88-91 degree range.
TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains quiet, and tropical storm formation is not expected through the weekend.
GULF COAST WEATHER: About 7 to 9 hours of sunshine for the coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores this weekend… the chance of a shower is very small, and highs will be in the mid to upper 80s on the immediate coast. A few widely scattered showers are possible early next week, but widespread rain isn’t likely anytime soon. The sea water temperature this afternoon at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is 83 degrees.
WEATHER BRAINS: Don’t forget you can listen to our weekly 90 minute netcast anytime on the web, or on iTunes. This is the show all about weather featuring many familiar voices, including our meteorologists here at ABC 33/40.
CONNECT: You can find me on all of the major social networks…
Facebook
Twitter
Google Plus
Instagram
I really had a great time seeing the kids at Double Oak Community Church this week… record crowd! I will be spending a little time “off the grid”… Brian Peters will handle the blog discussions and Weather Xtreme videos for a while; I return Monday June 24! Enjoy the weekend…
