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How about that 99 degree high in Dothan yesterday? Just a reminder that is can get pretty hot around here with limited soil moisture and dry air. Pretty much the same story today; lots of sun and a hot afternoon. Around here most places should see a high between 90 and 95.
WEEKEND SHOWERS? If you live in places like Hamilton, Sulligent, Veron, Reform, and Livingston you have a decent chance of getting an afternoon shower or storm over the weekend. On the other hand, people in Roanoke, Wedowee, Heflin, and Centre will most likely stay high and dry.
The big rain over the weekend will come over the Ark-La-Tex region; places like Shreveport and Tulsa might see up to four inches of rain, thanks to an upper trough over Texas. The trough won't move much, and the best chance of afternoon showers and storms here will be over the western side of the state. I am afraid the eastern counties won't see much rain at all.
NEXT WEEK: While the upper trough over Texas weakens and fizzles, a surface front will approach from the north. This might help to generate a few scattered afternoon showers and storms over the northern half of the state, especially by Tuesday and Wednesday. But, the best chance will probably be over the Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama. The upper ridge rebuilds by the end of the week.
LONG RANGE: The GFS continues to hint at a nice upper trough from the Great Lakes down into the Deep South around the end of June and the first of July, but it is hard to get excited about that on model output 15 days out.
TROPICS: The Atlantic basin is quiet for now... no tropical troubles for the weekend.
AT THE BEACH: Lots of sun for the next five days along the Gulf from Gulf Shores eastward to Destin and Panama City... showers and storms will be isolated along the seabreeze front, and mainly inland. Highs along the immediate coast in the upper 80s. The sea water temperature is now up to 85 at Pensacola.
I will have the next afternoon map video posted by 3:30 this afternoon!
http://www.jamesspann.com/
How about that 99 degree high in Dothan yesterday? Just a reminder that is can get pretty hot around here with limited soil moisture and dry air. Pretty much the same story today; lots of sun and a hot afternoon. Around here most places should see a high between 90 and 95.
WEEKEND SHOWERS? If you live in places like Hamilton, Sulligent, Veron, Reform, and Livingston you have a decent chance of getting an afternoon shower or storm over the weekend. On the other hand, people in Roanoke, Wedowee, Heflin, and Centre will most likely stay high and dry.
The big rain over the weekend will come over the Ark-La-Tex region; places like Shreveport and Tulsa might see up to four inches of rain, thanks to an upper trough over Texas. The trough won't move much, and the best chance of afternoon showers and storms here will be over the western side of the state. I am afraid the eastern counties won't see much rain at all.
NEXT WEEK: While the upper trough over Texas weakens and fizzles, a surface front will approach from the north. This might help to generate a few scattered afternoon showers and storms over the northern half of the state, especially by Tuesday and Wednesday. But, the best chance will probably be over the Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama. The upper ridge rebuilds by the end of the week.
LONG RANGE: The GFS continues to hint at a nice upper trough from the Great Lakes down into the Deep South around the end of June and the first of July, but it is hard to get excited about that on model output 15 days out.
TROPICS: The Atlantic basin is quiet for now... no tropical troubles for the weekend.
AT THE BEACH: Lots of sun for the next five days along the Gulf from Gulf Shores eastward to Destin and Panama City... showers and storms will be isolated along the seabreeze front, and mainly inland. Highs along the immediate coast in the upper 80s. The sea water temperature is now up to 85 at Pensacola.
I will have the next afternoon map video posted by 3:30 this afternoon!