A Few Storms Fire Up On The Front

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THIS AFTERNOON: A band of scattered showers and storms is moving through the Deep South ahead of a cold front; the showers are in the general area from Huntsville down to Haleyville, Winfield, and Starkville, MS. The line is moving to the south, and while a few spots are seeing heavy rain, there has been a general weakening trend, and that is expected to continue. All of the showers should be long gone by 9:00 p.m.

COOLER AIR THIS WEEKEND: No change in our thinking; the Labor Day weekend will be about as nice as it gets in early September in Alabama. Highs in the mid 80s tomorrow and Sunday, with dewpoints dropping into the low to mid 40s, meaning very low humidity levels. Lows will be in the 50s early Sunday and Monday, the cooler valleys across North Alabama have a pretty decent chance of reaching the upper 40s. After a long, hot summer, this is just what we have been waiting for. Monday will be sunny and a little warmer with a high in the 87 to 90 degree range.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: High school games this evening will have a slight chance of having a shower or thunderstorm, but we think most stadiums will stay dry. By the fourth quarter, temperatures will lower into the 70s. It looks like great weather for all college games on Saturday, including the Alabama game at Tuscaloosa Saturday evening and Auburn’s opening home game also tomorrow evening. At both sites temperatures will fall through the 70s, reaching the 60s by the fourth quarter. The sky will be clear and there is no chance of rain.

AT THE BEACH: Mostly sunshine all the way through Tuesday with high temperatures 88 to 92, but a noticeable drop in humidity.

EARL NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE: Earl will pass just east of Cape Cod tonight before making landfall in Nova Scotia tomorrow morning as a tropical storm.

FIONA: The tropical storm coming up behind Earl looks pretty disorganized on satellite images this afternoon; it is a weak system that will pass over Bermuda tomorrow morning, followed by dissipation over the North Atlantic. No threat to the U.S.

GASTON: The system formerly known as Gaston seems to be ready for a comeback. See the Weather Xtreme video and you will see the system most likely will becoming a tropical storm again soon, aiming for the Leeward Islands by the middle of next week. Too early to determine if this will recurve into the Atlantic like recent storms, or make a run through the Caribbean and into the Gulf of Mexico. The 12Z GFS continues to show this one staying east of the U.S. mainland, but that is certainly not a guarantee.

HERMINE? The wave in the far eastern Atlantic looks well organized, and should become Tropical Storm Hermine at some point this weekend. Like Gaston, too early to call a final destination. And, yes, there are more waves over the African continent moving toward the Atlantic.

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Brian Peters will have the video updates tomorrow and Sunday; my next video will be posted Monday, most likely at mid-morning since we have a holiday. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

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