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SHOWERS HANGING TOUGH: Quite frankly, most of us figured the showers would be gone by midday today, but light rain persists in the general area from Selma north to Birmingham and Huntsville. Moderate rain is falling across the Huntsville area and Madison County, with the Huntsville Airport reporting only 75 degrees at 2:00. Just a few weeks ago we were all struggling with triple digit heat. Nice to get the break in recent days for sure. Sunshine is quite limited; Birmingham is at 77, and it seems unlikely that we reach 80 today.
REST OF THE WEEK: The sky becomes clear late tonight as the upper ridge noses in from the northeast, and the rest of the week looks dry with sunny days and clear nights. Afternoons will be hotter, with low 90s tomorrow and Wednesday, with potential for mid 90s on Thursday. Then, on Friday, a surface front should pass through in dry fashion with only a few scattered clouds and isolated showers.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND: Looks fantastic for much of Alabama and the Deep South. Highs in the 80s Saturday and Sunday with lots of sun and low humidity levels. We drop well down in the 60s, and some of the normally cooler spots across North Alabama could reach the upper 50s Sunday and Monday morning for a real taste of fall. Monday should be mostly sunny with temperatures easing up into the low 90s.
EARL: This major hurricane (125 mph winds now) will be very close to the U.S. eastern seaboard Thursday and Friday. Still, the center is expected to remain offshore by 100 to 250 miles. This will mean some wind and rain for the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Cape Cod, and dangerous surf over the northern half of the Atlantic Coast. Very close call, and our friends on the East Coast will be keeping a very close eye on this one. See the Weather Xtreme video for the details. The hurricane should wind up in Nova Scotia Saturday (in a weakened state).
FIONA? The wave behind Earl should be upgraded anytime. While most of the guidance suggests a recurve in the open Atlantic well east of the U.S., a few dynamic models want to keep this moving west/northwest toward the Bahamas. Fiona at this point is not expected to become a hurricane, mainly due to upwelling and the cooler water left in the wake of Danielle and Earl.
EASTERN ATLANTIC: Watch the video and you will see the wave train is cranking out the hits. We still expect September to be very active, and remember the Gulf has pretty much been untouched by big tropical systems, and there is plenty of oceanic heat content.
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