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NOT MUCH RAIN TODAY: Dewpoints have dropped back into the low to mid 60s over Northeast Alabama this morning; we note a dewpoint of only 63 at Gadsden at 5:00. That means the air is drier, and the chance of showers and storms for any one given spot will be very small over North Alabama this afternoon. Also, humidity values will be lower, hopefully making the afternoon heat a little more tolerable. The high today should be in the low to mid 90s, with the hottest values south of Montgomery. Amazing to see those numbers down there yesterday; Mobile 101, and Dothan 105. The Jack Edwards Airport at Gulf Shores soared to 101; that airport is just north of the intracoastal waterway… and even our SKYCAM at the Phoenix All-Suites right on the beach reported a high of 93.
COMING DAYS: The core of the heat ridge will remain west of Alabama, so each day there will be some risk of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly during the afternoon and evening hours. Pretty much the usual summer weather routine here through the weekend, with highs mostly in the low 90s. Again, with a northerly flow aloft, the door remains open for more organized thunderstorms areas over Kentucky and Tennessee to drop down here; we will be watching the radar for that potential. And, those things can come at any hour of the day or might.
NEXT WEEK: Interesting to see the GFS MOS dropping highs into the upper 80s and lows down into the 60s here next week with a decent trough passing just to the north; we will wait and see before we get too excited about that for now.
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