Midday Nowcast: Wet and Stormy Thursday
The SPC has a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for roughly the northern 2/3 of Alabama today…It has been a wet and stormy morning across North/Central Alabama. More scattered storms will develop this afternoon, especially across southern portions of the state. It won’t rain everywhere, but where storms develop they will be strong with potential for hail and gusty winds.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Scattered storms will develop again tomorrow, and SPC has the southern 2/3 of the state in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) due to the potential for gusty winds and hail. Then, for the weekend, thunderstorms should be fewer in number with a partly sunny sky Saturday and Sunday. The weather will be hot and humid with highs in the mid 90s, and we are likely to see more heat advisories across Alabama.
NEXT WEEK: We see no reason the overall weather pattern will change much next week, so the persistence forecast will continue. It will be hot and humid with highs in the low to mid 90s…it is August in Alabama after all. Each day will feature those random, mainly afternoon and evening shower and storms, which will produce gusty winds and frequent lightning. Rain chances will be higher on Monday due to a surface front, but the rest of next week looks to feature rain chance in the 20-40% range.
IN THE TROPICS: All is quiet and no tropical cyclone development is expected the next seven days.
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 122.9F at Khanaqin, Iraq. The lowest observation was -111.3F Concordia, Antarctica.
CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 116F at Rio Grande Village, TX. The lowest observation was 33F at Grand Lake, CO.
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