Quiet Afternoon

A very quiet afternoon in the weather office on this Labor Day 2010. Scroll down for the Weather Xtreme video produced this morning; we will get back to the “two a day” schedule tomorrow as we all get back to the regular routine.

THE ALABAMA STORY: Dewpoints will creep up in coming days, meaning higher humidity levels, and a more “summer feel” to the air during the afternoons hours, and warmer nights. Looks like we stay dry tomorrow, but a few widely scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms should begin to show up Wednesday through Friday.

The weekend will feel more like summer, with highs in the low 90s, and the continued risk of scattered showers and storms during the afternoon and evening hours.

HERMINE: Now with sustained winds of 60 mph, this system will be close to hurricane strength when it moves into the northern Mexican coast tonight. A hurricane watch remains in effect from Baffin Bay, Texas south. The main impact will be lots of rain for South Texas.

GASTON? The system formerly known as Tropical Storm Gaston will move through the northern Caribbean in coming days. The GFDL ramps it up to a major hurricane in five days over the western Caribbean, with no significant turn to the north. It remains to be seen if this can survive interaction with Hispaniola, but we will keep an eye on it since there is still some chance this becomes a candidate to be a Gulf of Mexico hurricane.

You can read the complete seven day forecast and discussion from the world’s greatest weatherman, J.B. Elliott, here.

One more note… turns out we are recording this week’s WeatherBrains tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. CDT… not tonight. So, see you on the live stream then. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow…

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