The "urban heat island" has been working its magic for the last few mornings keeping the Birmingham Metro Area about 5-10 degrees warmer in the early part of the day! Early on this morning, temperatures are a touch lower than yesterday; instead of 81, it's 78...big deal, right? It's still too warm for this time of day!
The "normal" temperature range for today is 91 for a high, 70 for a low. We'll be well above that seeing as the thermometer is just not able to drop much under 80 degrees! By mid-morning and through lunchtime, the weather looks sultry, steamy, hot, and anything else you can add to the list with those temperatures climbing into the lower & middle 90s, but this afternoon, a weak cool front will try to slide into the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama and become the spark for a few more scattered thunderstorms. Extreme eastern Alabama (Cleburne, Randolph, and Chambers Counties) have been outline with a *Slight* risk of severe weather from the Storm Prediction Center today, and that means that a few storms may get a little bit strong this afternoon with heavy downpours, frequent lightning, and the potential for some hail and strong, gusty winds within a few storms. This should not be a widespread event though.
Needless to say, the weather is hot, and there's just not much relief in sight. This weak front plus a weak upper air feature coming in from the southeast will keep a few scattered storms around this weekend, and that might put a little damper on the heat at times, but it's the Dog Days of Summer right now, and it's just going to keep feeling like it!
TROPICAL STORM CHRIS
This is one storm that just doesn't know the meaning of the word "quit!" He's been back and forth between depression and storm status, and at the latest advisory (2 AM AST) had winds just barely over tropical storm force. Chris is not expected to do a whole lot over the next few days, and he probably won't grow much as he gets into the south-central Gulf early next week!
The "normal" temperature range for today is 91 for a high, 70 for a low. We'll be well above that seeing as the thermometer is just not able to drop much under 80 degrees! By mid-morning and through lunchtime, the weather looks sultry, steamy, hot, and anything else you can add to the list with those temperatures climbing into the lower & middle 90s, but this afternoon, a weak cool front will try to slide into the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama and become the spark for a few more scattered thunderstorms. Extreme eastern Alabama (Cleburne, Randolph, and Chambers Counties) have been outline with a *Slight* risk of severe weather from the Storm Prediction Center today, and that means that a few storms may get a little bit strong this afternoon with heavy downpours, frequent lightning, and the potential for some hail and strong, gusty winds within a few storms. This should not be a widespread event though.
Needless to say, the weather is hot, and there's just not much relief in sight. This weak front plus a weak upper air feature coming in from the southeast will keep a few scattered storms around this weekend, and that might put a little damper on the heat at times, but it's the Dog Days of Summer right now, and it's just going to keep feeling like it!
TROPICAL STORM CHRIS
This is one storm that just doesn't know the meaning of the word "quit!" He's been back and forth between depression and storm status, and at the latest advisory (2 AM AST) had winds just barely over tropical storm force. Chris is not expected to do a whole lot over the next few days, and he probably won't grow much as he gets into the south-central Gulf early next week!
on August 4, 2006, 4:09 am
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