Dry Air Stays In Place

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A COMFORTABLE DAY: We had forecast a high of 92 today for Birmingham, but so far, based on the hourly observations, the high is only 88 degrees through 3:00. Could this be the day we break the long streak of consecutive 90 degree days? We will get the official high around 4:30 and let you know. Whatever, the day is certainly more comfortable than the intense heat of recent weeks, with most places in the 87 to 92 degree range. Down south, Montgomery has soared to 97, but the relative humidity is only 30 percent. And, with dry air in place, we have no rain on radar. The closest echoes over the southern third of Georgia.

REST OF THE WEEK: Not much change. Mostly sunny days, fair pleasant nights. Highs in the 89 to 93 degree range, with lows in the 60s. Scroll down for J.B.’s list of lows around the state this morning; it was a cool as 61 degrees. Nice hint of fall in the air during the early morning hours. The weather looks great for the opening nights for high school football Thursday and Friday.

WEEKEND PEEK: The GFS has tried to show a little moisture slipping into the state from the east, but for now there isn’t enough evidence to bring in a significant chance of rain. So, the weekend stays dry with highs around 90. Not bad for the last weekend of August.

NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: Our weather sure looks dry into the first 10 days of September. There might be a day or two with a few scattered showers around, but we see nothing to suggest widespread rain for the next 15 days. And, no evidence of the first good Polar front of the season just yet. That usually doesn’t show up until the latter half of September.

DANIELLE: The hurricane in the central Atlantic looks pretty ragged on satellite images, and there is no doubt some weakening has occurred in the past 12 hours. If nothing else, the system should reach category two status in coming days, and it is still expected to recurve into the open Atlantic well to the east of the U.S., and east of Bermuda. See the Weather Xtreme video for details.

EARL? The system behind Danielle looks impressive, and should be upgraded to a tropical depression anytime. This should become Tropical Storm Earl in coming days, and the GFS suggests it will follow a path almost identical to that of Danielle, meaning a big recurve before reaching the U.S. Too early to be sure.

GULF: Unsettled weather continues across the Gulf of Mexico in the general boundary between the dry continental air over the southern U.S., and the maritime tropical air to the south. But, there is no organization, and upper air winds don’t favor development in that region now.

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