**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today**
Just found out I am doing the weather live at 5:00 and 6:00 from the Buck Creek Festival in Helena… won’t have time for a video this afternoon. Sorry about that…
RIGHT NOW: The core of that nasty derecho to the north, should stay well to the north of Alabama this afternoon. Severe weather watches blanket much of Tennessee and Kentucky. We will have to watch for new storms that might form on the outflow to the south, however.
THE WEEKEND: Not much change in the overall thinking; a very warm, moist, unstable airmass will remain parked over Alabama tomorrow; high well into the 80s with dewpoints in the 65 to 70 degree range. Afternoon storms could bubble up during the afternoon, and SPC has much of North Alabama in their standard “slight” risk of severe weather. Showers and storms should become more numerous tomorrow night and Sunday, and much of the state is in a severe weather risk Sunday. Due to the tropical nature of the air, some heavy downpours are likely, and some spots could easily see 1 to 2 inches of rain over the weekend. Large hail and damaging winds will be main threat over the weekend, but where we have low level boundaries, a few isolated tornadoes are not out of the question.
NEXT WEEK: Looks like we will need to maintain a good chance of showers and storms into Monday, but the GFS continues the idea of drier air working into the state Tuesday and Wednesday. If that solution is correct, then both of those days will be mostly sunny, with lower humidity and cooler nights. Moisture returns later in the week with more showers and storms possible by late Thursday and Friday.
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I had a great time today seeing the fourth graders at Pinecrest Elementary School in Sylacauga; be looking for them on the Pepsi KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News! Brian Peters will have the Weather Xtreme videos here over the weekend; my next video is scheduled for Monday morning…. it will be posted by 7:00 a.m.
