Isolated Afternoon Showers

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NOT MUCH RAIN: As expected, showers and storms are very widely scattered across Alabama this afternoon, and most communities are rain-free. A few heavier storms are over the northwest corner of the state, but the showers are mostly light and very spotty. They are moving slowly to the west, and they will dissipate once the sun goes down. Temperatures are in the 88-92 degree range.

TOMORROW AND THURSDAY: No real change. Partly sunny days, fair nights, highs around 90. The chance of rain is not zero during the afternoon hours, but showers that do form will be few and far between.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: A cold front will push through the state Friday. Moisture and dynamic forcing will be pretty limited, but a few scattered showers could form during the day ahead of the front. Then, somewhat cooler air drops into the state over the weekend, with highs in the 82-85 degree range along with lower humidity. Early morning lows over the weekend will drop well down in the 60s, and we expect some 50s over Northeast Alabama early Sunday morning. The weekend looks mostly rain-free, although we can’t totally rule out an afternoon shower Sunday, especially over West Alabama.

NEXT WEEK: Tropical moisture (associated with potential Tropical Storm Ingrid) will move into Alabama from the west, and it looks like we will have a decent chance at some beneficial rain by Tuesday and Wednesday (September 17-18). See the Weather Xtreme video for the maps, graphics, and details.

TROPICS: Humberto, in the East Atlantic, is a strong tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph. It should become a hurricane sometime tonight or tomorrow; if hurricane strength happens after 8:00 a.m. ET tomorrow, it will be the latest “first hurricane” on modern record for the Atlantic basin. Humberto will move north, and then bend back to the west, before turning north again over the next 7 days. All of this will be over the open Atlantic and far from any land mass.

Gabrielle, near Bermuda, is packing sustained winds of 50 mph, and will move north/northeast in coming days. It should stay below hurricane strength, and will be near Nova Scotia this weekend.

And, a third wave in the western Caribbean is expected to become Tropical Storm Ingrid in a few days over the Bay of Campeche, in the far Southwest Gulf of Mexico. This will move into Northeast Mexico, just below Brownsville, Texas, late in the weekend or early next week. Mostly a rain producer, and again some of this moisture could reach Alabama by the middle of next week.

The Weather Xtreme video has the graphics and details on the tropical weather situation.

AT THE BEACH: We project a good 7 to 9 hours of sunshine each day through the weekend for the zone from Panama City over to Gulf Shores, with a few scattered showers and storms each day. Highs on the immediate coast will be in the upper 80s; sea water temperatures are in the mid 80s.

FOOTBALL WEATHER NOTE: We will post full football weather Thursday, but for those traveling to College Station, Texas for Saturday’s Alabama/Texas A&M game, don’t take the jackets or sweaters. Saturday will be hot and dry; partly to mostly sunny with temperatures reaching the mid 90s during the game.

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Category: Alabama's Weather