Scattered Showers/Storms Becoming More Numerous Tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: As expected, showers are few and far between across Alabama this afternoon. Most of them are north and west of Birmingham… they are small and short lived. Most of the state is dry with a partly sunny sky; temperatures are mostly in the mid to upper 80s. The average high for Birmingham on August 5 is 91.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: An upper trough will bring an increase in the number of scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and Saturday. Still, it won’t rain everywhere… most of the showers will come from about 1:00 until 10:00 p.m. Chance of any one spot getting wet both days is 40-50 percent… otherwise expect a mix of sun and clouds with a high in the upper 80s. Showers become fewer in number Sunday with a high around 90 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: An upper ridge will cover the Deep South, setting the state for fairly routine August weather. Partly sunny, hot, humid days with a few widely scattered, random, scattered showers and thunderstorms each day during the afternoon and evening hours. Highs most days will be in the low 90s… a few spots could see mid 90s. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: A tropical wave in the Central Atlantic between the coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles has only a 20 percent chance of development over the next five days. However, to the east, a tropical wave near the west coast of Africa is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The wave is expected to move off the coasts of Senegal, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau later tonight. Environmental conditions appear somewhat conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression is likely to form over the eastern tropical Atlantic south of the Cabo Verde Islands by late Saturday or early Sunday while the system moves westward to west-northwestward at about 15 mph. There is a 70 percent chance this becomes a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next five days. Too early to know if it will impact any land area.
ON THIS DATE IN 1875: Several tornadoes moved across northern and central Illinois. One of the stronger tornadoes touched down in Warren and Knox County where it destroyed 25 homes and killed two people. Another in a series of tornadoes touched down near Knoxville and moved east into northern Peoria County. This estimated F4 tornado injured 40 people and was described by eyewitnesses as looking like a “monstrous haystack.”
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