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EASTERLY FLOW: Our May heat wave will subside today as an easterly flow brings in cooler and moist air into Alabama. Both the GFS and the NAM are printing a high of only 82 today, and I would not be shocked if some communities near the Alabama border fail to reach 80 today. Showers and storms will be a little more numerous this afternoon and early tonight; the chance of any one spot getting wet is about one in three. A few decent downpours are likely.
TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY: Heat levels will increase through the rest of the week. Look for a high in the mid to upper 80s tomorrow, close to 90 Thursday, with low 90s possible Friday. While a few isolated afternoon showers and storms are possible each day, many communities will be dry.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: The weather looks relatively dry over the holiday weekend with very warm afternoons. Looks like a high around 90 each day Saturday through Monday, and while there will be some risk of a passing afternoon shower or storm each day, they will be widely spaced, and most of the weekend will stay rain-free.
AT THE BEACH: Very routine early summer weather is likely for the Gulf Coast of the Florida Panhandle and South Alabama… about 7 to 9 hours of sunshine each day with only widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs along the immediate coast will be in the low 80s, with highs closer to 90 just a few miles inland. Sea water temperatures are now generally in the low 80s.
TROPICAL WEATHER: No change in the broad low off the South Atlantic coast of the U.S., and there is just a low chance it becomes a tropical system. It won’t impact Alabama one way or another.
VOODOO LAND: Watch the Weather Xtreme video and check the GFS output in the June 4-7 time frame… a very strong upper trough shows up over the eastern U.S., which would mean much cooler air for the Deep South for those days if by chance the model is right.
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