The Wednesday afternoon map discussion video is on the web, and available on iTunes:
http://www.jamesspann.com/
As expected, not much is showing up on radar over the northern half of the state this afternoon as drier air takes over. One shower is over Clay County, and a few more over Coosa and Tallapoosa Counties... and that is about it. Temperatures are not as hot as I expected today... seems like a wedge effect is on the map today with cooler temperatures advecting in here from the east. As I type this, our SKYCAM site atop Mt. Cheaha is showing only 81 degrees with an east breeze around 5 mph. The SKYCAM station in downtown Birmingham is only at 88 degrees, well below the high temperature levels I forecast today. Hey, nobody is complaining.
You can see images and weather data from all our SKYCAM sites here:
http://www.abc3340.com/static/skycams/skycamsmain.html
TOMORROW/FRIDAY: The chance of rain will remain very small tomorrow and Friday. Any afternoon showers will be isolated, and I think the mercury will find its way back into the mid 90s.
WEEKEND PREVIEW: While showers and storms should remain scarce on Saturday, they should begin to increase a bit by Sunday afternoon. Highs over the weekend should be in the 91 to 95 degree range for most places.
NEXT WEEK: A surface front will bring a good chance of showers and storms by Monday afternoon or Monday night. The latest GFS (12Z run) pushes that front all the way to near Mobile by Tuesday, so for now Tuesday and Wednesday look dry for the northern half of the state.
TROPICS: The system off the southern Atlantic coast looks a little better this afternoon. A tropical depression could form, but the chance of this growing into a major system is unlikely since shear over the system will increase by Friday. It should drift toward the southern North Carolina coast over the next two days. The small low over the Gulf of Mexico is rather inactive at this time.
I will have the next map discussion video posted by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow! Enjoy your Wednesday evening...
http://www.jamesspann.com/
As expected, not much is showing up on radar over the northern half of the state this afternoon as drier air takes over. One shower is over Clay County, and a few more over Coosa and Tallapoosa Counties... and that is about it. Temperatures are not as hot as I expected today... seems like a wedge effect is on the map today with cooler temperatures advecting in here from the east. As I type this, our SKYCAM site atop Mt. Cheaha is showing only 81 degrees with an east breeze around 5 mph. The SKYCAM station in downtown Birmingham is only at 88 degrees, well below the high temperature levels I forecast today. Hey, nobody is complaining.
You can see images and weather data from all our SKYCAM sites here:
http://www.abc3340.com/static/skycams/skycamsmain.html
TOMORROW/FRIDAY: The chance of rain will remain very small tomorrow and Friday. Any afternoon showers will be isolated, and I think the mercury will find its way back into the mid 90s.
WEEKEND PREVIEW: While showers and storms should remain scarce on Saturday, they should begin to increase a bit by Sunday afternoon. Highs over the weekend should be in the 91 to 95 degree range for most places.
NEXT WEEK: A surface front will bring a good chance of showers and storms by Monday afternoon or Monday night. The latest GFS (12Z run) pushes that front all the way to near Mobile by Tuesday, so for now Tuesday and Wednesday look dry for the northern half of the state.
TROPICS: The system off the southern Atlantic coast looks a little better this afternoon. A tropical depression could form, but the chance of this growing into a major system is unlikely since shear over the system will increase by Friday. It should drift toward the southern North Carolina coast over the next two days. The small low over the Gulf of Mexico is rather inactive at this time.
I will have the next map discussion video posted by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow! Enjoy your Wednesday evening...
on August 16, 2006, 2:50 pm
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