Warmer Afternoons This Week; Still No Rain

DRY: For many Alabama communities, today will be the 23rd consecutive day with no measurable rain, and the long dry spell continues this week with sunny days and fair nights. Afternoons will be warmer, and most of the state will see highs in the mid 80s by the end of the week, around ten degrees above average.

A dry cold front will pass through the state early in the weekend, and will bring cooler air back into the Deep South by Sunday. Temperatures reach the low 80s Saturday, but the high Sunday will be in the 70s.

And there is still no signal for meaningful rain into at least the first half of next week. Sure looks like Birmingham will have the first October with no rain since 1924. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: Tropical Storm Oscar, with winds of 50 mph, is over the eastern tip of Cuba this morning. It will move northeast this week into the open Atlantic, and it is no threat to the U.S. We see no risk of tropical storms or hurricanes for the Gulf of Mexico for the rest of October.

RAIN FOR THE YEAR: Here are rain totals since January 1 across Alabama, and the departure from average…

Mobile 52.39″ (-3.28″)
Troy 47.39″ (+5.76″)
Muscle Shoals 47.11″ (+3.78″)
Dothan 44.47″ (+0.58″)
Huntsville 44.30″ (+1.43″)
Anniston 44.04″ (+2.30″)
Montgomery 43.37″ (+2.04″)
Tuscaloosa 41.87″ (-0.69″)
Birmingham 40.13″ (-6.17″)

ON THIS DATE IN 1988: Hurricane Joan, the last hurricane of the season, neared the coast of Nicaragua packing 125 mph winds. Joan claimed more than 200 lives as she moved over Central America, and total damage approached 1.5 billion dollars.

ON THIS DATE IN 2010: Tornadoes do occur in South America. A tornado rampaged through Poza del Tigre, a northern Argentinean town, leaving at least six are dead and over 100 wounded.

Look for the next video briefing here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!

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