Showers/Storms Develop Later Today; Dry Air Arrives Tomorrow
TROPICAL TUESDAY: The remnant circulation of Beryl will pass well to the north of Alabama today, but it will help to pull some deeper tropical moisture into the state helping in the production of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. The chance of any one spot seeing rain today is 60-70 percent, and like yesterday the heavier storms will be very efficient rain producers. But, also like yesterday, some places won’t see any rain at all. That is the way it works on summer days around here. The high will be in the low 90s, right at the average value for mid-July.
REST OF THE WEEK: A dry airmass moves in from the north late tonight, and most of Alabama will be rain-free tomorrow through Friday with sunny days, fair nights, and lower humidity levels. Scattered showers and storms will be confined to the far southern part of the state (from Mobile to Dothan), and even there the rain won’t be too widespread. The Tennessee Valley will hold in the upper 80s tomorrow, with low 90s elsewhere. Then we expect mid 90s Thursday and Friday, but with lower humidity levels the heat will be tolerable.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Dry air stays in place, and the weekend looks generally rain-free with a good supply of sunshine both days. We will mention just a small risk of a shower Sunday. Heat levels tick up with highs in the upper 90s.
NEXT WEEK: Showers will likely remain few and far between Monday and Tuesday, then increasing a bit over the latter half of the week as moisture levels rise and the air becomes a little more unstable. Highs will be in the 90s, with lows in the 70s. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: Beryl is now a post-tropical low over Arkansas; the remnant circulation will be in eastern Canada later in the week. The tropics are now very quiet, and tropical storm formation is not expected across the Atlantic basin at least for the next seven days.
ON THIS DATE IN 1979: Hurricane Bob was born in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the first Atlantic Hurricane to be given a male name.
ON THIS DATE IN 1980: Birmingham’s high was 98 degrees; it would be the last time below 100 until July 18. The great heat wave of 1980 brought triple digit heat to the city for eight consecutive days, peaking at 106 on July 13. In the month of July alone, there was an estimated 120 heat-related deaths along with the loss of more than 200,000 chickens and half the state’s corn crop.
Look for the next video briefing here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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