The Monday afternoon map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
The weather here still looks mostly dry for the next ten to fifteen days. And, afternoon temperatures should remain above normal.
A weak front will drift down here late this week, but with limited moisture and no upper support, I still think any showers will be very isolated, and most places will stay dry. No tropical or mid-latitude systems to deal with for a while. Still looks like this will be one of the driest Septembers on record in Alabama.
Also, no sign of any really cool air for the next 15 days as the main upper flow remains north of here. Like many others, I really enjoy the first good cold front of the season that gets us down in the 40s and 50s at night. We might have to wait until October.
I should mention here another code orange air quality alert has been issued for the Birmingham metro area for tomorrow... due to particulate pollution AND ground level ozone. So... here are the action points:
*Carpool or take the bus; combine errands into one trip
*Walk or ride a bike for short trips
*Limit idling-avoid drive thru’s
*Mow the lawn another day
*Don’t burn leaves or trash
TROPICS: Ophelia continues to hang around off the coast of the Carolinas... now a tropical storm. The dry air around the system and the cooler water from upwelling is taking a toll. Most models move the system over the Outer Banks of North Carolina in about 36 hours; then northeast on a course parallel to the upper Atlantic coast. But, two models keep the thing in about the same place for five more days. Ophelia might be the tropical system that never goes away.
Elsewhere the rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet for now. We do have a wave around 12N/35W, and a big wave about to come off the coast of Africa.
J.B.'s afternoon forecast package is in... will have that over on the seven day page shortly...
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
The weather here still looks mostly dry for the next ten to fifteen days. And, afternoon temperatures should remain above normal.
A weak front will drift down here late this week, but with limited moisture and no upper support, I still think any showers will be very isolated, and most places will stay dry. No tropical or mid-latitude systems to deal with for a while. Still looks like this will be one of the driest Septembers on record in Alabama.
Also, no sign of any really cool air for the next 15 days as the main upper flow remains north of here. Like many others, I really enjoy the first good cold front of the season that gets us down in the 40s and 50s at night. We might have to wait until October.
I should mention here another code orange air quality alert has been issued for the Birmingham metro area for tomorrow... due to particulate pollution AND ground level ozone. So... here are the action points:
*Carpool or take the bus; combine errands into one trip
*Walk or ride a bike for short trips
*Limit idling-avoid drive thru’s
*Mow the lawn another day
*Don’t burn leaves or trash
TROPICS: Ophelia continues to hang around off the coast of the Carolinas... now a tropical storm. The dry air around the system and the cooler water from upwelling is taking a toll. Most models move the system over the Outer Banks of North Carolina in about 36 hours; then northeast on a course parallel to the upper Atlantic coast. But, two models keep the thing in about the same place for five more days. Ophelia might be the tropical system that never goes away.
Elsewhere the rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet for now. We do have a wave around 12N/35W, and a big wave about to come off the coast of Africa.
J.B.'s afternoon forecast package is in... will have that over on the seven day page shortly...