Hot Afternoons; Only Isolated Showers

HOT AUGUST WEATHER: Temperatures are in the 90 across Alabama this afternoon with a mostly sunny sky. A few isolated showers are over the Baldwin County and into the Florida Panhandle; those will dissipate after dark. Tonight will be mostly fair with a low in the 68-74 degree range.

Any showers tomorrow should remain confined to the far southern counties of the state, and even there most places will stay dry. We will mention the chance of isolated afternoon and evening showers and storms statewide Thursday and Friday, but the chance of any one spot seeing rain is only 20-30 percent.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND: The weather stays hot. Highs will be mostly in the mid 90s Saturday, followed by low 90s Sunday and Monday. We will mention the chance of a few random, scattered showers and storms each day, mostly from 2:00 until 10:00 p.m. Chance of any one given location getting wet is 30-40 percent, and for the moment it looks like the higher coverage will be on Sunday. Pretty typical late summer weather for Alabama.

NEXT WEEK: Heat levels drop significantly, and by the latter half of the week highs will be in the low to mid 80s. And, the door is open for higher rain chances Wednesday through Friday as the ridge continues to weaken and moisture levels rise. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: An area of low pressure could form in the central portion of the Tropical Atlantic in a few days. Thereafter, environmental conditions appear generally favorable for some slow development of this system this weekend into early next week as it moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. For now NHC gives it only a 20 percent chance of development.

The rest of the Atlantic basin remains very quiet.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: UAB kicks off their season Thursday night; they take on Alcorn State at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham (7:00p CT kickoff)… just a small risk of a shower during the first quarter, otherwise the sky will be mostly fair with temperatures falling through the 80s, reaching the 70s by the fourth quarter. Jacksonville State will host Coastal Carolina Thursday evening (7:00p CT kickoff); same situation there. Small risk of a shower early in the game, otherwise mostly fair with temperatures falling into the 70s by the fourth quarter.

Alabama hosts Western Kentucky Saturday evening at Bryant-Denny Stadium (6:00p CT kickoff)… a brief shower or storm can’t be ruled out during the first half, otherwise mostly fair with temperatures falling from near 89 degrees at kickoff to the upper 70s by the final whistle. Auburn will host Alabama A&M at Jordan-Hare Stadium (6:30p CT kickoff)… again a shower or storm is possible (but not likely) during the first half, otherwise mostly fair with upper 80s at kickoff, and upper 70s by the fourth quarter.

Troy will host Nevada Saturday evening (6:00p CT kickoff)… an outside risk of a shower or storm during the first half, otherwise fair with temperatures falling from around 90 degrees at kickoff, to near 80 by the final whistle.

ON THIS DATE IN 1883: Krakatoa Volcano exploded in the East Indies. The explosion was heard more than 2500 miles away, and every barograph around the world recorded the passage of the airwave, up to seven times. Giant waves, 125 feet high and traveling 300 mph, devastated everything in their path, hurling ashore coral blocks weighing up to 900 tons, and killing more than 36,000 persons. Volcanic ash was carried around the globe in thirteen days producing blue and green suns in the tropics, and vivid red sunsets in higher latitudes. The temperature of the earth was lowered one degree for the next two years, finally recovering to normal by 1888.

ON THIS DATE IN 2005: Hurricane Katrina reached Category 3 intensity in the Gulf of Mexico about 335 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph.

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