Midday Nowcast: Less Humid Days Ahead

REST OF THE WEEK: A drier airmass is settling into Alabama today, with any rain and storms being pushed down closer to the coast. Highs are in the upper 80s to lower 90s, and lower humidity levels are making for a pleasant summer day. Most of the state will be dry tomorrow and Friday with mainly sunny days and fair nights. Highs will be in the 90s, and humidity level will be low for July.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For July 10th, the average high for Birmingham is 91° and the average low is 72°. The record high is 105° set in 1930, while the record low is 56° set in 1952. We average 0.18” of precipitation on this date, and the record value is 3.01” set in 1979.

WEEKEND WEATHER: 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, but the main story this weekend will be the temperatures, as upper 90s are expected across Alabama.

NEXT WEEK: For now the weather looks very routine for mid-summer. Partly sunny, hot, humid days with “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms” on a daily basis. Highs in the 90s, lows in the 70s.

IN THE TROPICS: The Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Beryl, located inland near the Indiana/Ohio border. Also, off the Southeastern U.S. Coast, a broad trough of low pressure located off the southeastern U.S. coast is currently producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear only marginally favorable for some additional development of this system over the next couple of days before it moves inland over the southeastern U.S. by this weekend. Formation chance through 7 days…low…10 percent.

Next name up is Debby.

BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Highs in the upper 80s and low 90s with storms on a daily basis. Water temperatures are very warm with mid-80s being reported up and down the Northern Gulf Coast. PLEASE pay attention to the Rip Current Flag System at each beach.

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 122.2F at Omidieh, Iran. The lowest observation was -92.6F at Concordia, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 127F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was 30F at Peter Sinks, UT.

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