Midday Nowcast: Some Storms, Bret, and Soon to be Cindy

More scattered showers and thunderstorms across Alabama today as the upper low continues to slowly move north through Georgia. With the clouds and rain, temperatures are in the low to mid 80s this afternoon. Storms will continue to produce a lot of lightning, and tropical downpours which can lead to areas of isolated flash flooding.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The upper low finally lifts norths of the region tomorrow, and will finally allow somewhat drier weather to return to Alabama. Showers and storms become fewer in number tomorrow and through the weekend. Heat levels begin to rise as well with more sunshine allowing highs to reach the low 90s Saturday and Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: For now, next week looks fairly routine for the final week of June across Alabama. Partly sunny days, hot and humid, with scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms. High will be in the low 90s, and some mid 90s look possible across the state for the second half of the week.

TROPICAL STORM BRET: The center of Tropical Storm Bret was located near latitude 13.8 North, longitude 57.7 West. Bret is moving toward the west near 14 mph and this general motion with an increase in forward speed is expected during the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of Bret is expected to move across the Lesser Antilles this evening and tonight, and then move westward across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea Friday and Saturday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 70 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast today while Bret approaches the Lesser Antilles. Weakening is anticipated to begin tonight or Friday after Bret passes the Lesser Antilles, and them system is likely to dissipate over the central Caribbean Sea by Saturday night or early Sunday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR: Soon to be Cindy, was located near latitude 11.3 North, longitude 42.9 West. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph. This motion with a gradual increase in forward speed is expected during the next few days followed by a turn toward the northwest on Sunday. On the forecast track, the depression is expected to remain well east of the northern Leeward Islands through early next week.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the few days, and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm soon. A weakening trend is forecast to commence over the weekend. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 119.1F at Nokkundi, Pakistan. The lowest observation was -88.1F Vostok, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 116F at numerous locations across Texas. The lowest observation was 21F at Mackay, ID.

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