The Tuesday afternoon map discussion video is on the web and on iTunes:
http://www.jamesspann.com/
With the summer solstice tomorrow morning at 7:26 local time, today and tomorrow are the "longest days" of the year. Of course, technically that isn't correct since each day has 24 hours, but we have the greatest amount of daylight on these days. After tomorrow, the days begin to get shorter, and the nights longer.
RIGHT NOW: The temperature at the Birmingham Airport, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery is 96 degrees; only Auburn and Dothan are hotter... both of those cities are reporting 97. Dewpoints are running in the low 60s, so humidity values are fairly low (32 percent at Birmingham). But I think it is safe to say 96 is a little uncomfortable for most folks.
No relief tomorrow... we go back into the mid 90s with very little chance of a cooling afternoon shower.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: We will introduce the chance of a few afternoon showers or storms on both days, but they will be widely scattered. And, the heat backs off a few degrees. But, we will still see a high above 90 in most places.
THE WEEKEND: As the air becomes a little more unstable, and a weak front approaches from the north, you might see a little increase in the number of afternoon showers and storms on Saturday, and especially on Sunday. But remember, scattered is the big word; rainfall distribution will be very uneven, and some places will miss the rain.
The GFS continues to suggest a fairly decent chance of afternoon showers and storms Monday and Tuesday of next week, but remember, it is best not to forecast some big rain event in the middle of a drought... we will just have to wait and see.
LONG RANGE: The GFS suggesting really typical weather for the end of June and the first week of July; afternoon temperatures reaching the low 90s with some chance of a shower or storm almost daily in scattered spots during the afternoon and evening hours. No sign of any major, widespread rain event, however.
TROPICS: We have an interesting flare up of convection just east of the Bahamas, but that system is very disorganized and it should not affect our weather. The rest of the Atlantic basin for now is fairly quiet.
WEATHER BRAINS: The new WeatherBrains podcast is available... on iTunes or on the web:
http://www.weatherbrains.com/
Look for the next map discussion video by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
http://www.jamesspann.com/
With the summer solstice tomorrow morning at 7:26 local time, today and tomorrow are the "longest days" of the year. Of course, technically that isn't correct since each day has 24 hours, but we have the greatest amount of daylight on these days. After tomorrow, the days begin to get shorter, and the nights longer.
RIGHT NOW: The temperature at the Birmingham Airport, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery is 96 degrees; only Auburn and Dothan are hotter... both of those cities are reporting 97. Dewpoints are running in the low 60s, so humidity values are fairly low (32 percent at Birmingham). But I think it is safe to say 96 is a little uncomfortable for most folks.
No relief tomorrow... we go back into the mid 90s with very little chance of a cooling afternoon shower.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: We will introduce the chance of a few afternoon showers or storms on both days, but they will be widely scattered. And, the heat backs off a few degrees. But, we will still see a high above 90 in most places.
THE WEEKEND: As the air becomes a little more unstable, and a weak front approaches from the north, you might see a little increase in the number of afternoon showers and storms on Saturday, and especially on Sunday. But remember, scattered is the big word; rainfall distribution will be very uneven, and some places will miss the rain.
The GFS continues to suggest a fairly decent chance of afternoon showers and storms Monday and Tuesday of next week, but remember, it is best not to forecast some big rain event in the middle of a drought... we will just have to wait and see.
LONG RANGE: The GFS suggesting really typical weather for the end of June and the first week of July; afternoon temperatures reaching the low 90s with some chance of a shower or storm almost daily in scattered spots during the afternoon and evening hours. No sign of any major, widespread rain event, however.
TROPICS: We have an interesting flare up of convection just east of the Bahamas, but that system is very disorganized and it should not affect our weather. The rest of the Atlantic basin for now is fairly quiet.
WEATHER BRAINS: The new WeatherBrains podcast is available... on iTunes or on the web:
http://www.weatherbrains.com/
Look for the next map discussion video by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
on June 20, 2006, 4:38 pm
But we are in the process of painting...................
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