Midday Nowcast: A Few Showers Possible this Afternoon

Some moisture begins to work in from the southeast and we will mention a few isolated showers across Alabama today, but these will be few and far between. Highs today are again ranging from the upper 80s to lower 90s.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For August 22nd, the average high for Birmingham is 90° and the average low is 71°. The record high is 104° set in 2007, while the record low is 53° set in 1956. We average 0.16” of precipitation on this date, and the record value is 2.37” set in 1934.

ACROSS THE USA: The ongoing heat wave with high temperatures in the upper 90s and triple digits will remain over the Southern Plains into this weekend and the western Gulf Coast into Friday, likely breaking dozens of additional daily records. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are forecast today and Friday over the Great Basin and Intermountain West due to dry air, dry thunderstorms, and gusty winds.

TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND The pattern will not change much, so the weekend looks great. It will be generally dry with only isolated showers across the southern counties. Highs will be mostly in the upper 80s to low 90s all three days, with the lower humidity levels it will remain tolerable for late August. That also means morning low will remain the 60s.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: For the first high school games of the season tomorrow night, the sky will be mostly clear with temperatures falling from the mid 80s at kickoff, into the 70s by the second half.

NEXT WEEK: Heat levels rise, as an upper-ridge build in over the Deep South. Afternoon temperatures likely climb back into the mid and upper 90s next week. And, the pattern continues to look dry with only isolated showers and storms on a daily basis.

IN THE TROPICS: All is quiet for now, but it won’t last has we are now entering the heart of hurricane season, which statistically peaks on September 10th.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 120.6F at Adrar, Algeria. The lowest observation was -82.3F at Vostok, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 116F at Death Valley, CA. The lowest observation was 26F at Peter Sinks, UT.

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