Midday Nowcast: Sunny and Hot; Debby East of Alabama

VERY HOT AND DRY: The rest of the week, the days will feature more sunshine than clouds and hot temperatures. Today we are seeing highs in the mid to upper 90s, with upper 90s and low 100s expected tomorrow. Then for Thursday and Friday highs return to the mid 90s across much of Alabama. Rain chances are near zero each days as well.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For August 6th, the average high for Birmingham is 91° and the average low is 72°. The record high is 101° set in 1930, while the record low is 56° set in 1948. We average 0.14” of precipitation on this date, and the record value is 2.55” set in 1952.

THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND: The dry pattern continues for the weekend as we expect lots of sunshine Saturday and Sunday with highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. And, we don’t see much change in the pattern for much of next week. Mainly dry days with only isolated showers and highs in the low 90s. It will be a very quiet period of weather for the state.

DEBBY STAYING EAST: The system is causing tremendous amounts of flooding across Southeast Georgia and the Carolinas as rainfall totals in some spots are already over a foot. Debby is moving toward the northeast near 6 mph. A slow motion toward the east and then north is expected through Thursday night. On the forecast track, the center of Debby is expected to move offshore the coast of Georgia later today, drift offshore through early Thursday, and then move inland over South Carolina on Thursday, bringing even more flooding rains.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast on Wednesday and Thursday while Debby drifts offshore. The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).

ELSEWHERE IN THE TROPICS: Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located over the east-central Caribbean Sea have changed little this morning. Any development of this system should be slow to occur during the next couple of days while it moves westward over the central Caribbean Sea. Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development later this week as the system moves across the western Caribbean Sea or the southern Gulf of Mexico. Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent. Next name up is Ernesto.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 120.0F at Adrar, Algeria. The lowest observation was -75.3F at Dome C, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 123F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was 34F at Isabella, MN.

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