Long Dry Spell Ahead
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RADAR CHECK: Nothing showing up at mid-afternoon, and I guess we could hang on to a slight risk of a shower this evening with a cold front passing through, but the chance of any one place seeing rain is less than five percent. Temperatures are mostly in the mid 80s at 3:00 as I write this.
BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Tomorrow will feel like fall. Blue sky, sunshine, a fresh north breeze, and lower humidity. The high will in the mid to upper 70s, well below average for late May in Alabama. The GFS is printing a low of 47 degrees for Birmingham at daybreak Saturday… the record low for May 25 is 45 set in 1979… we might just give that a run for the money.
HOLIDAY WEEKEND: Just doesn’t get any better. Sunny warm days, clear cool nights Saturday through Monday with highs in the 82-86 degree range. Lows in the 50s. Humidity levels unusually low for late May.
And, just about all of next week stays warm and dry thanks to ridging aloft, which keeps the main storminess well to the north and west of Alabama.
AT THE BEACH: Pretty much the same story. No rain through most of next week with sunny days and fair nights. Highs on the immediate coast will be at or just over 80 degrees, with higher temperatures inland. A check of the sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab this afternoon shows 83 degrees.
NOAA HURRICANE OUTLOOK: NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook released this afternoon says there is a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher). The season begins June 1.
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