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How about this one from Seals and Crofts?
“See the curtains hanging in the window
In the evening on a Friday night
A little light a-shining through the window
Lets me know every thing’s all right
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind”
Ah… those summer days as a kid listening to the top 40 AM radio stations like WTBC in Tuscaloosa and WSGN in Birmingham. Doesn’t get any better.
THE ALABAMA WEATHER STORY: Birmingham was reporting 89 degrees at 3:00 this afternoon; Montgomery was the hot spot with 95. Tuscaloosa was sizzling with 93 degrees. Get used to the hot weather… weather models show the upper ridge as the dominant feature in our weather for the next five to seven days. Afternoon highs will be generally in the 90 to 95 degree range through the weekend, and the chance of an afternoon storm is so small, it really isn’t worth mentioning in our forecast through Thursday.
Now, keep in mind this is June, and a rogue storm might pop up somewhere over the next few days, but it looks like a large percentage of Alabama will be simply hot and dry.
BIG SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR THE PLAINS: Thursday looks like a significant severe weather/tornado day from Oklahoma to Minnesota; the storm chasers will be out in full force. That system will pass well to the north of Alabama and will barely make a dent in the upper ridge.
VOODOO LAND: The 12Z run of the GFS shows a little weakness in the 500 mb ridge by Tuesday and Wednesday of next week which might allow a few scattered afternoon storms, but as you might expect in June, the main storm track will remain well to the north of here for the foreseeable future.
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