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STILL WET AT TIMES TODAY: A deep upper trough has formed over the eastern third of the nation, and it will help push a rather sharp front for August through our state tonight. Ahead of this front, we expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms today and into the evening hours.
As I write this shortly before sunup, the radar is fairly quiet with a few showers over Marshall, Jackson, and Morgan Counties, but things should become more active by midday. Additional rain amounts of 1/2 inch are likely on an average basis, but some spots could see over one inch with the heavier downpours, much like yesterday when we had some localized flooding issues. Temperatures will remain below average, with a high in the upper 80s.
LESS HUMID WEEKEND: Dry, continental air moves into the Deep South late tonight and will set up a great weekend. Mostly sunny days, lower humidity levels, and cooler nights. We project a low in the 60 to 65 degree range early Sunday, and the cooler valleys have a great chance of reaching the upper 50s for a real preview of fall. The latest model data suggests Monday morning could be just as cool.
NEXT WEEK: Looks like Monday will stay dry, but with rising moisture levels we will bring back the chance of scattered showers and storms Tuesday through the rest of the week. Afternoon highs will be close to, or just over 90 degrees.
GULF COAST WEATHER: Expect about 3 to 5 hours of sun today through Saturday in the zone from Panama City west to Gulf Shores, and each day there will be scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms with highs in the 80s. Drier air arrives Sunday with increasing amounts of sunshine and fewer showers. Sea water temperatures are mostly in the mid 80s.
TROPICS: Ernesto is inland and raining itself out over Mexico. TD 7 is in the Central Atlantic moving west; some potential to become Tropical Storm Gordon on the journey west, but this one will be fighting lots of dry air, and strong winds aloft as it gets into the Caribbean, meaning it won’t become a hurricane, and might not even survive.
The new wave off the coast of Africa is higher latitude, and seems to be in a position to be an open Atlantic system without threatening the U.S. mainland. See the Weather Xtreme video for details and all of the graphics.
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