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Showers and storms have blossomed nicely across North-Central Alabama this afternoon, pretty much as expected. All of the storms are producing very heavy rain and lots of lightning; some of them could briefly reach severe limits as we go through the afternoon and evening hours.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: Looks like the weather will remain unsettled through Sunday. Showers and storms are likely again tomorrow afternoon with copious amounts of moisture over the state. The storms could be a little more scattered on Saturday, but they will increase again Sunday with another front approaching from the northwest. Between now and Sunday night, we expect average rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches, with some spots getting more.
NEXT WEEK: I guess we will go ahead and drink the GFS Kool-Aid for next week… a decision I might regret later. An upper trough over the eastern U.S. will help to push a front through here late Sunday night. Drier air moves into North Alabama Monday; most of the showers Monday afternoon should be over the southern half of the state. And, Tuesday looks dry statewide with lower humidity. We might get down into the low 60s Tuesday morning, with upper 50s for the cooler valleys. Very nice for July in Alabama.
Moisture slowly returns over the latter half of next week with widely scattered afternoon storms possible again.
LATTER HALF OF JULY: Looks like very routine weather for Alabama during the latter half of July; no sign of any tropical issues, and the standard “hot and humid with a few scattered afternoon storms” forecast should work on most days. Temperatures near average values; mostly low 90s. No sign of any excessively hot weather (upper 90s or triple digits).
BERTHA: Hurricane Bertha is hanging in there like a rusty fish hook… sustained winds are now 90 mph. The system is 480 miles southeast of Bermuda, and is moving northwest. A turn to the north is expected during the next 24 hours, and the system should pass east of Bermuda over the weekend. Still no threat to the East Coast of the U.S.
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I had a great time speaking to the kids at Moundville Elementary School in Hale County this morning… be watching ABC 33/40 News at 5:00 to see them on the KIDCAM. Also, thanks to Jason Wright of the National Weather Service in Bham for riding along with me. We stopped at the City Cafe in Northport for lunch… perhaps the greatest meat and three in the universe! The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow….
