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Wow, I'm beginning to feel a lot like James Spann with as busy as I've gotten between all the various duties and responsibilities - and I'm supposed to be retired!! I've been providing weather support to a couple of outdoor festivals this weekend and there are some tough decisions to be made based on - you guessed it - the weather.
Interesting radar image this morning from the NWS at the Shelby County Airport. The radar is actually showing Mount Cheaha. The atmospheric temperature/moisture profile must be causing the radar beam to bend downward a bit resulting in an echo right where Mount Cheaha is located. I'll grab the image and make another post so you can see it.
Large mesoscale convective complex (MCC) occurring this morning over Southeast Texas. Rain likely to spread eastward today as the stalled frontal boundary along the Gulf coast begins to come back northward. Looks like Central Alabama should be dry but cloudy for the day with rain possible after midnight. Temperatures will be in the mid 70s.
Sunday looks wet as a disturbances moves through the zonal flow aloft. Would not be surprised to see one to two inches of rain and temperatures not climb much above 70. Of course, any breaks in the clouds would allow some sunshine and warm things up rapidly.
The weather pattern dries out on Monday and Tuesday, but moisture begins a comeback late Tuesday. The result should be a wet day on Wednesday. Drying occurs again on Thursday and continues into the first part of the weekend. Probably see temperatures return to near 80 by next Saturday.
Lots of activities today including the annual hamfest put on by the Birmingham Amateur Radio Club (BARC) at the Zamora Temple near the intersection of I-20 and I-459. Hamfests are gatherings of amateur radio operators for a chance to buy and sell equipment and swap handshakes or lies (hams sometimes better than fishermen in that department). There will also be forums about a number of topics including SKYWARN. I understand the SKYWARN Forum is set for 3 pm. I hope to make it out for that.
Have a great weekend.
-Brian-