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Another very refreshing summer morning across Alabama… a few quick observations at 5:00 a.m. from our Skywatchers…
Scrougeout (Northeast Etowah County) 52
Concord 53
Alabaster 56
Needless to say, dry air is the story this morning; look for a sunny sky today with a high in the 87 to 90 degree range. The humidity will stay low, and the day will be relatively comfortable for summer in Alabama. Tomorrow will be mostly dry over the northern half of the state; any scattered showers will be south of Montgomery.
HOLIDAY WEEKEND: We could see a few showers showing up on radar Friday afternoon, but they should be widely spaced. The chance of any one spot getting wet Friday is only about one in eight, so most holiday BBQ events and fireworks shows should not be bothered by rain.
Moisture will deepen a bit on Saturday and Sunday, so we will see scattered, mainly afternoon showers and storms around both days. Highs will be mostly in the upper 80s.
NEXT WEEK: The moist air remains in a place, and fairly routine summer weather will continue through the first half of next week. The 00Z GFS hints at some kind of tropical wave moving up into Louisiana at mid-week that might enhance rain over parts of the Deep South by then.
TROPICS: The strong tropical wave in the far eastern Atlantic looks good on satellite images this morning; it has a chance of becoming a tropical depression later today, and perhaps tropical storm Bertha in coming days. Most of the global models recurve this one over the open Atlantic; watch the Weather Xtreme video for graphics.
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