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CALM MORNING: The radar is quiet this morning… about the only issue is some dense fog in spots across North/Central Alabama. Temperatures are generally in the 60s at daybreak.
An approaching upper short wave will bring a pretty good chance of developing showers and storms to Alabama later today; the main window for the rain is from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m…. and like recent days a few heavy downpours are likely with the storms that form. The high today will be in the low 80s.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: We trend drier tomorrow, but we can’t take out the chance of showers completely. A few showers could pop up tomorrow over the northern half of Alabama, but they should be few and far between. The chance of any one spot getting wet is only one in ten, and the high will be in the mid 80s.
Moisture levels will rise a bit Sunday, and I think we will need to mention some risk of scattered storms, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. The best coverage of storms Sunday will come over the southern half of Alabama, and the high will be in the mid 80s.
NEXT WEEK: A surface front will bring an increase in the number of showers and storms Monday, then the showers will thin out Tuesday/Wednesday. Temperatures will trend upward, and the high should be around 90 by mid-week.
AT THE BEACH: We project about 6 to 8 hours of sunshine each day through early next week on the Gulf Coast from Panama City west to Gulf Shores; each day there will be a risk of scattered showers and thunderstorms (which is to be expected on just about every summer day there). Highs will be in the 80s, and the sea water temperature this morning at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is 81 degrees. The surf will be calmer today now that Andrea is moving away from the region.
ANDREA: The broad center of the tropical storm is near Savannah, GA this morning, and the system is losing tropical characteristics on the journey northeast. A tornado watch is up for parts of eastern NC and VA, and heavy rain is possible over the upper half of the Atlantic coast. The rest of the Atlantic basin is relatively quiet.
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