Saturday Afternoon Update

It was a clear and sunny start to the month and this afternoon we continue to see more sun than clouds in the Alabama sky.

Temperatures are in the 80s this afternoon and should head close to 90° in many locations by days end. We are watching the radar as scattered showers and storms should begin to develop throughout the afternoon hours and will continue into the evening hours.

For the overnight hours, shower and thunderstorm activity should end by midnight leaving a partly cloudy sky. Low temperatures will be in the lower 70s.

SUNDAY: We are forecasting a partly cloudy sky across the northern portions of the state, while scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across our southern communities. Highs tomorrow will be in the lower 90s as the upper ridge continues to keep our temperatures above average the next several days.

THE WEEK AHEAD: The upper ridge holds, and for North/Central Alabama highs each day will be in the lower 90s for most locations, with just a few isolated afternoon showers. Partly sunny days, mostly fair nights. There is a chance rain and storms will increase over South Alabama over the latter half of the week due to a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico.

TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE: At 1100 AM AST, the center of Tropical Storm Florence was located near latitude 14.8 North, longitude 27.8 West. Florence is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue through Tuesday. On the forecast track, Florence will continue to move toward the open eastern Atlantic. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).

GORDON IS THAT YOU?: A tropical wave interacting with an upper-level trough is producing numerous showers and thunderstorms from Hispaniola northward across the Turks and Caicos Islands. This activity is forecast to spread west-northwestward, enhancing rainfall across Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Bahamas this weekend, and across Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico coast by early next week. Strong upper-level winds will likely prevent significant development of this system during the next couple of days, but environmental conditions are expected to become a little more favorable for a surface low pressure area to form when the disturbance moves across the Gulf of Mexico during the early to middle part of next week. Formation chance through 5 days…medium…40 percent.

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