Just A Few Isolated Storms Later Today; Dry Air Arrives Friday
HOT JUNE DAY: Look for a high in the 88-93 degree range across Alabama today with a partly to mostly sunny sky. It will be a hazy day for the northern third of the state, where some smoke in the upper atmosphere from the Canadian wildfires will persist. A few isolated storms will fire up this afternoon, generally in the window from 2:00 until 9:00 p.m… chance of any one spot getting wet is 10-20 percent.
Heat levels begin to come down tomorrow as a surface front moves through the state, but storms remain isolated in coverage with many places remaining dry. The high tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: An unusually dry airmass for June will drop into Alabama Friday and Saturday with lower humidity and cooler nights. Many places across the northern half of the state will dip into the 50s during the early morning hours. Moisture levels rise Sunday, and we will bring back the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the 80s over the weekend.
NEXT WEEK: For now the weather looks fairly typical for early summer with partly sunny days and “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. Heat levels will be creeping up, and some communities could reach the mid 90s toward the end of the week. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: A non-tropical area of low pressure located near the eastern Azores is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms with winds to near gale force over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. This system could acquire some subtropical characteristics while it moves to the east of the Azores. Later today, the system is forecast to turn northeastward over cooler waters, and further development is not expected. Regardless of development, heavy rains and gusty winds will continue across portions of the Canary Islands, Madeira Island, and the Azores over the next day or so.
No tropical systems are expected near the U.S. for the next seven days.
WEATHER RELATED INJURY: An isolated storm blew a tree down onto a golf cart at the Trussville Country Club yesterday; one person sustained serious injuries. The same storm produced small hail and torrential rain.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms occurred across Central Alabama from the afternoon of June 7 through the evening of June 8, 2022. This led to flash flooding, which became significant in areas of Etowah County, such as Gadsden and Glencoe, on the evening of June 7. Additional flash flooding occurred across portions of Jefferson, Shelby, and Talladega Counties during the early morning hours of June 8. Slow moving thunderstorms dumped upwards of 6″ of rain which led to significant flash flooding in areas such as Birmingham and Sylacauga.
Look for the next video update here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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