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HOT HOLIDAY WEEKEND: We will deal with the hottest weather so far this year over the next three days as we begin the Memorial Day weekend. We project a high in the low 90s today, followed by mid 90s tomorrow and Sunday. Last time it was this hot was September 3, 2011 when we reached 97.
Here are the record highs for the next three days…
Today May 25 95 (1962)
Saturday May 26 97 (1962)
Sunday May 27 98 (1962)
Doubtful we break any of these, but we will be fairly close. I was only 6 years old in 1962 and don’t recall that heat wave, but it sure looked nasty.
An upper high overhead will mean mostly mostly sunny days and fair nights. Moisture levels will creep up, and we might consider the mention of isolated afternoon showers Sunday, but for now we will leave it out of the forecast.
NEXT WEEK: Heat levels will come down, and rain chances will go up, but the amount and timing of the rain all depends on the tropical mischief off the South Atlantic coast of the U.S. that we are watching this morning.
BERYL? NHC has given the system a 70 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone, so this could very well become Tropical Storm Beryl in coming days. But, most intensity guidance keeps this a tropical depression. One way or another, the main issue will be the rain it generates, and this should wet down coastal sections of the Carolinas and Georgia over the weekend.
Models are actually in pretty good agreement now… they move this northeast today, then a sharp turn to the west follows with landfall around the Georgia coast in 72-96 hours. No doubt this could bring deeper tropical moisture into Alabama Tuesday and Wednesday.
The 00Z GFS suggests the best coverage of rain could very well be on Tuesday; it tries to bring some drier air in here Wednesday, followed by another good chance of rain at the end of the week with a deep upper low forming just north of here. See the Weather Xtreme video for all of the graphics and details.
SEC BASEBALL: The annual SEC baseball tournament continues through Sunday at Regions Park in Hoover; if you are headed to some of the games, you will need the sunscreen, and something cool to drink. The weather still looks dry through the weekend with afternoon highs in the 90 to 95 degree range.
GULF COAST WEATHER: Expect mostly sunny days and fair nights on the Gulf Coast between Panama City and Gulf Shores through Sunday, with daily highs in the 80s. A few widely scattered showers and storms will show up by Memorial Day, but widespread rain is not expected. Sea water temperatures remain generally in the low 80s.
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We are now on a holiday schedule… so one Weather Xtreme video per day through Monday. I will post an afternoon update on the tropics and our weekend a little later… enjoy the day and the weekend!
