Hot to End the Work Week; Tropical Mischief Possible Next Week

HOT IS THE WORD TO END THE WORK WEEK

High pressure continues to dominate our weather across North/Central Alabama today, and we’ll continue to have scorching heat in place. A few isolated to scattered showers and storms are possible, mainly south of I-59. Otherwise, skies will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 90s and heat indices in the 105-110 degree range. Heat advisories have already been issued for today.

Clouds will begin to increase ahead of an approaching front on Friday, but weather will stay about the same. Hot, humid, with a few scattered afternoon showers and storms possible. Highs in the mid to upper 90s.

VERY LITTLE HEAT RELIEF FOR THE WEEKEND

Rain chances go up for the afternoon hours on Saturday, as the front enters and begins to move through the area. Scattered storms will be possible for the northern half of the area, and more likely over the south. Highs will be a little cooler, reaching the upper 80s to the mid 90s.

The front washes out over the southern locations on Sunday and will weaken. Much of the area will be dry, but a few scattered showers and storms will remain possible during the afternoon. High in the lower to mid 90s.

A PEEK INTO NEXT WEEK

Monday is where the weather will get interesting for us in the southeast. The yet to be developed tropical system out over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean will have made it into the Gulf of Mexico and may be causing some rough conditions along the coast. We can only take these placements as just ideas as the system has not even developed yet, but once it does, the forecast will become more precise. For now, a few scattered showers will be possible over the far southeastern counties of the area, while the rest look to stay dry. Highs will be throughout the 90s.

Little movement is projected in that system on Tuesday, so no real change in thoughts. Mainly dry and hot, with scattered showers possible over the far southeastern locations. Highs in the 90s.

The rain field looks to expand on Wednesday, and scattered showers look to be possible mainly south of I-59. The rest of the area will be dry with highs in the 90s.

Crossing over into Voodoo Land on Thursday, the system makes landfall and moves up into Alabama. If this actually takes place, rain and storms will be likely, and we may even see a few tropical-type severe storms on the northeast part of the storm (east of I-65 and south of I-59). By Friday afternoon, the system looks to be over Central Mississippi, but we may continue to have rain and storms at times, with the possibility of a few severe storms west of I-65. As we know, this is Voodoo Land, and these general ideas will change.

THE TROPICAL UPDATE

A tropical wave is currently producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Leeward Islands, and the adjacent waters of the southwestern Atlantic and northeastern Caribbean Sea. While development of this system is not anticipated over the next few days as it moves west-northwestward over portions of the Greater Antilles, environmental conditions are forecast to become more conducive for development after the wave passes the Greater Antilles. A tropical depression could form this weekend or early next week over the eastern Gulf of Mexico or the far southwestern Atlantic Ocean, including in the vicinity of Florida. The formation chance through 48 hours is low, near 0 percent, but the formation chance through 7 days is medium, at 60 percent.

ON THIS DAY IN WEATHER HISTORY

1989 – Hurricane Chantal made landfall along the Upper Texas coast about sunrise. Chantal deluged parts of Galveston Island and southeastern Texas with 8 to 12 inches of rain. Unofficial totals ranged up to twenty inches. Winds gusted to 82 mph at Galveston, and reached 76 mph in the Houston area. Tides were 5 to 7 feet high. The hurricane claimed two lives, and caused 100 million dollars damage.

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