Dry September Weather

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THIS AFTERNOON: Absolutely nothing on radar over the northern two-thirds of Alabama, as expected, this afternoon. Birmingham reports 85 degrees at mid-afternoon… a little below average for early September. Nothing like the weather on this date in 1925 when Centreville soared to 112 degrees.

TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: Sure looks dry for most of North and Central Alabama. Dewpoints will creep up, and I guess a small pop-up shower isn’t completely out of the question over the weekend, but I think we can leave rain out of the forecast. Days will be partly to mostly sunny, and nights clear. Afternoon highs in the 88-91 degree range.

NEXT WEEK: The 12Z GFS looks really dry Monday and Tuesday, but colder air aloft and increasing moisture should finally result in a few scattered showers and storms around here by Wednesday and Thursday. Afternoon highs will hold in that 88-91 degree range, most likely.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Clear for the high school games across North/Central Alabama tonight and tomorrow night; temperatures in the mid 80s at kickoff, falling into the 70s by the final whistle.

Saturday, Auburn will host Arkansas State for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The sky will be mostly clear; 86 degrees at kickoff, falling into the upper 70s by the fourth quarter. UAB will travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU; the game kicks off at 6:00 p.m. CT. Just a slight risk of a shower or storm during the first half, otherwise mostly fair. About 88 degrees at kickoff; 80 by the final whistle.

Jacksonville State will host Jacksonville University (yes, that is confusing) Saturday at Burgess-Snow Stadium at 6pm CT… the sky will be mostly fair. About 87 degrees at kickoff; upper 70s by the final whistle.

TROPICS: Gabrielle was downgraded to a depression this morning near Puerto Rico, and is expected to dissipate within 48 hours. A disturbance over the Bay of Campeche (the far Southwest Gulf of Mexico) has a decent chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm, but it will push west into Mexico within 24 hours and really won’t have much time to develop. Other waves over the Atlantic basin are weak and disorganized.

We are very close to setting a record for the latest arrival of our first hurricane in the Atlantic…. that record was set in 2002 when Gustav developed on September 11. And, the last major hurricane that struck the U.S. was Hurricane Wilma in 2005… no hurricanes at all this year so far. It has been relatively quiet in the tropics for a long, long time.

GULF COAST WEATHER: About 6 to 8 hours of sunshine each day through the weekend with a few scattered showers and storms possible. Highs on the immediate coast will be in the upper 80s, with low 90s just a mile or two inland. The sea water temperature this afternoon at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is a warm 89 degrees.

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Category: Alabama's Weather