Midday Nowcast: Sun, Clouds, Humidity, and Storms

ROUTINE SUMMER WEATHER: Warm and muggy weather for Alabama through Thursday with partly sunny days and random, scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and storms each day. The chance of any one spot getting wet daily is 30-40%, with the greatest coverage between the hours of 2PM-10PM each day. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s. A few strong storms are possible later today and the Storm Prediction Center has much of North and West Alabama in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms through the evening hours as some storms could produce hail and gusty winds.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For June 4th, the average high for Birmingham is 86° and the average low is 66°. The record high is 98° set in 1899, while the record low is 52° set in 1946. We average 0.16” of precipitation on this date, and the record value is 1.56” set in 1982.

ACROSS THE USA: Areas of heavy rain and strong winds are ongoing in the Northwest. Showers and severe thunderstorms over parts of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley and Central Plains may produce damaging gusts, large hail, and localized areas of flash flooding. A heat wave will impact the southwest U.S. and California Central Valley.

LATE WEEK FRONT: A dry, continental airmass will drop into Alabama late night, and the weather is looking rain-free Friday and Saturday with lower humidity and cooler nights. Highs will be in the 80s, but some of the cooler spots over North Alabama could dip into the upper 50s early Saturday morning. A few showers are possible by Sunday, but even then, nothing too heavy or widespread is expected at this time.

NEXT WEEK: Another surge of drier air will likely invade the Deep South on Monday, and for now a decent part of the week looks dry with just a few isolated showers around.

IN THE TROPICS: For the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during 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 117.5F at Bilma, Niger. The lowest observation was -94.4F at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 114F at Rio Grande Village, TX. The lowest observation was 26F at Evaro, MT.

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