Scattered Showers/Storms Return Friday And Over The Weekend

HOT: Birmingham’s high as of 3:15 this afternoon was 96 degrees… making this the second hottest day so far this summer. We reached 97 on September 15, the hottest summer day on the books for this year. The sky is sunny, and bone crushing subsidence (sinking air) under an upper high has put a lid on showers over the northern half of the state. Even down in South Alabama we are seeing only isolated thunderstorms.

Not much change tomorrow; the weather will stay sunny and hot with a high in the mid 90s, about ten degrees above average for mid-September in Alabama.

Despite the September heat, no records are in danger. These are the daily record highs for Birmingham…

Today (September 19) 102 (1931)
Tomorrow (September 20) 100 (1925)

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The upper high weakens a bit, and with rising moisture levels will bring in the potential for random, scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms into the foreacst on these three days. Chance of any one community getting wet will be in the 30/40 percent range, and most of the showers will come from 1:00 until 11:00 p.m. Otherwise, partly sunny days, fair nights, and highs mostly in the upper 80s.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school games Friday night, a brief shower or thunderstorm during the first half of the games, otherwise fair with temperatures falling through the 80s.

Saturday, Alabama hosts Texas A&M at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa (2:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be partly sunny, and passing shower or storm is possible during the game. Temperatures will hover in the 85-90 degree range.

Auburn hosts Arkansas Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium (6:30p CT kickoff)… a small risk of a shower during the first half, otherwise mostly fair with temperatures falling from near 86 at kickoff, into the low 80s by the final whistle.

UAB has a bye week.

NEXT WEEK: The potential for scattered storms will continue Monday and Tuesday, but showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous Wednesday and Thursday with the approach of a long awaited cold front, supported by a strong upper trough. Much cooler air should invade the Deep South by Friday and the following weekend (September 28-30)… see the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: All is quiet across the Atlantic basin, and tropical storm formation is not expected through the weekend.

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: Hurricane Maria reached Category 5 strength just before making landfall on Dominica, becoming the first Category 5 hurricane on record to strike the island. After weakening slightly due to crossing Dominica, Maria achieved its peak intensity over the eastern Caribbean with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and a pressure of 908 mb, making it the tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record.

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