The Tuesday morning map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Today should be the 14th day in a row with no rain for most Alabama communities as the long dry spell continues. Highs today should be in the low 90s, about five to eight degrees above normal for this time of the year. Look for similar conditions tomorrow.
We will continue to mention a few isolated showers or storms on Thursday and Friday as a surface front approaches from the north, but with only limited moisture and little upper air support, beneficial or widespread rain is not likely at all. The weekend ahead at this time looks dry.
The GFS is offering a little hope for some rain in the September 22-25 time frame as a long wave trough has shown up over the eastern U.S. I won't buy into that until we see it in future runs. We sure need to get the cobwebs out of the rain buckets across Alabama.
TROPICS: Ophelia continues to spin off the coast of the Carolinas. Latest NHC track takes the system slowly northward across the Outer Banks of North Carolina tomorrow and Thursday as a minimal hurricane, and then slowly out to sea at the end of the week.
The rest of the Atlantic basin is rather quiet at this time... although a nice little wave is coming off the coast of Africa this morning.
You might note from the time of this post I am actually writing this around midnight Monday night as we are back on the Monday Night Football routine through the fall and winter. Nice game tonight with Atlanta holding back Philadelphia 14 to 10...
Will have the next discussion and video update ready by 3:30 today...
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Today should be the 14th day in a row with no rain for most Alabama communities as the long dry spell continues. Highs today should be in the low 90s, about five to eight degrees above normal for this time of the year. Look for similar conditions tomorrow.
We will continue to mention a few isolated showers or storms on Thursday and Friday as a surface front approaches from the north, but with only limited moisture and little upper air support, beneficial or widespread rain is not likely at all. The weekend ahead at this time looks dry.
The GFS is offering a little hope for some rain in the September 22-25 time frame as a long wave trough has shown up over the eastern U.S. I won't buy into that until we see it in future runs. We sure need to get the cobwebs out of the rain buckets across Alabama.
TROPICS: Ophelia continues to spin off the coast of the Carolinas. Latest NHC track takes the system slowly northward across the Outer Banks of North Carolina tomorrow and Thursday as a minimal hurricane, and then slowly out to sea at the end of the week.
The rest of the Atlantic basin is rather quiet at this time... although a nice little wave is coming off the coast of Africa this morning.
You might note from the time of this post I am actually writing this around midnight Monday night as we are back on the Monday Night Football routine through the fall and winter. Nice game tonight with Atlanta holding back Philadelphia 14 to 10...
Will have the next discussion and video update ready by 3:30 today...