Hot Saturday Afternoon

The hottest weekend so far this year is underway across the state of Alabama. Looking at the maps this afternoon, we are seeing temperatures well into the 90s across the state. We do note a few of cooler spots in orange as there are a few storms ongoing this afternoon.

A look at the satellite this afternoon shows plenty of sunshine across the state. The sunshine is helping those temps flirt with the century mark this afternoon. It is also allowing instability to build and that is allowing for a few of those bright white towering cumulus clouds to bubble up this afternoon.

Underneath those clouds, we are seeing a few storms this afternoon on the radar. The greatest concentration of these storms is between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. As we have seen the past few weeks, any storms today will be producing a lot of lightning, gusty winds, and heavy rainfall. These storms will continue to meander about the Alabama landscape, but most activity is slowly sinking towards the south. Today’s convection will begin to wind down once the sun sets later this evening.

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FOR SUNDAY: If you like today’s weather, you will love tomorrow’s. It will be hot, mainly sunny, humid, and mostly dry. Of course, there will be a few isolated afternoon showers and storms, but these will be few and far between. Look for highs tomorrow to be flirting with the century mark across much of Central Alabama.

Category: Alabama's Weather