A Few Scattered Storms Tomorrow Through Sunday
ANOTHER SIZZLING HOT DAY: Temperatures are up in the mid 90s again today; some parts of West Alabama are in the upper 90s at mid-afternoon, a good 10-12 degrees above average for mid-September. The sky is mostly sunny, and showers remain very hard to find on radar.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: The persistent upper ridge responsible for the heat in recent days will shift a little to the east, and that will open the door for a few random, scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on these three days. Nothing widespread, but a few spots will see a cooling shower from roughly 1:00 until 11:00 p.m. Otherwise, partly sunny days and fair nights with afternoon highs between 87 and 90 degrees.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school games tomorrow night, a brief shower or thunderstorm is possible during the first half of the games, otherwise fair with temperatures falling into the low 80s.
Saturday, Alabama hosts Texas A&M at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa (2:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be partly sunny, and a 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)… some 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: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage as the air becomes more unstable, and the long awaited front gets closer. Highest coverage of showers and storms will most likely come on Wednesday and Thursday, then just an outside risk of a stray shower Friday as noticeably cooler air rolls in. For the following weekend (September 29-30), it looks clear with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s… colder pockets have a good chance of going into the 40s for the fist time this season. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics and more details.
TROPICS: A disturbance in the middle of the Atlantic, far from land, has a 50 percent chance of development over the next five days. Other waves show little promise of development anytime soon, and most of the tropics Atlantic is quiet.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: One year ago today, Maria made landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico at 6:15am local time with winds of 155 mph… the most intense to strike the island since the 1928.
ON THIS DATE IN 1967: Hurricane Beulah made landfall just north of the mouth of the Rio Grande River as a Category 3. It spawned 115 tornadoes across Texas, which established a new record for the highest amount of tornadoes produced by a tropical cyclone. Due to its slow movement over Texas, Beulah led to significant flooding. Throughout its path, at least 59 people were killed and total damage reached $234.6 million.
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