The Wednesday morning map discussion video is on the web, and available on iTunes:
http://www.jamesspann.com/
The great Alabama weather legened, J.B. Elliott, was doing more pre-dawn research this morning. Be sure and scroll down to see his data from the meteorological summer of 2006... a very interesting read.
RIGHT NOW: Around Alabama on the 5:00 observations, the Cullman Airport, which is actually up at Vinemont, reports 55 degrees and is by far the coolest spot. We wonder if that ASOS site needs calibration, but it could very well be valid. Crossville is showing 57, while Birmingham is at 64. I am sure J.B. will have a roundup of morning lows a little later on the blog (hopefully after he takes a nap
. I walked outside a little earlier to enjoy the cool air. Very refreshing.
TODAY: Should be a very nice day with ample sunshine, low humidity, and highs in the mid 80s. Quite pleasant for early September in Alabama.
TOMORROW: While moist air will begin to return, the weather should stay very nice tomorrow. With dewpoints in the 60s it looks unlikely that we can reach the 50s (in most spots), but low 60s sure seem likely early in the morning.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY: I think we have to mention a chance of widely scattered, mainly afternoon showers during these three days. The 00Z GFS even hints at a little short wave on Friday which might bring a fairly decent coverage of afternoon showers. No wash out here, but just keep mind a shower or two is certainly possible over the weekend. Humidity levels will be a little higher, and highs will be mostly in the upper 80s.
NEXT WEEK: Still looks like out best coverage of showers and storms will come on Tuesday with a surface front passing through. The GFS has backed off on the degree of cooling for the latter half of the week, but some lows in the 50s will be possible.
FLORENCE: No change in the thoughts on this tropical storm in the central Atlantic. The system will pass well to the north of Puerto Rico, and will begin the north turn between the Bahamas and Bermuda, into a big weakness in the sub-tropical high to the north of the system. A trough over the eastern U.S. should keep Florence away from our Atlantic coast (the GFS, the GEMS, and the ECMWF remain in very good agreement on this), but it could be a big problem for our friends up in Nova Scotia and the Canadian Maritimes about a week from now. There is a chance Florence could become a major hurricane this weekend. And, needless to say, it remains very early in the game, and with tropical systems "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED".
The system following Florence is having a hard time, it simply be too close to our friend Flo. No sign of any organization at this point, and the wave in the Caribbean shows no sign of development. The Gulf of Mexico is as quiet as a mouse.
VIEWER PICTURES: The quality of digital pictures from our viewers is really amazing... I wish I had the time to post all of them, but if you scroll down you can see plenty of them from last night. Thanks to all of you for sharing your images with us! Don't forget, here on the blog you can view posts by category, and for pictures only just click on the "pictures" link on the right side of the blog under categories.
SKYWATCHERS: Want to help us during active and severe weather? We have a large team of ABC 33/40 Skywatchers that report back to us in real time using instant messaging. Learn more here:
http://beta.abc3340.com/external.hrb?p=skywatchers&w=1
The KIDCAM season is getting cranked up again... I will be doing a weather program today at Vincent Elementary School; but I will be in the office by early afternoon and the afternoon map discussion video should be posted by 3:30 or so!
http://www.jamesspann.com/
The great Alabama weather legened, J.B. Elliott, was doing more pre-dawn research this morning. Be sure and scroll down to see his data from the meteorological summer of 2006... a very interesting read.
RIGHT NOW: Around Alabama on the 5:00 observations, the Cullman Airport, which is actually up at Vinemont, reports 55 degrees and is by far the coolest spot. We wonder if that ASOS site needs calibration, but it could very well be valid. Crossville is showing 57, while Birmingham is at 64. I am sure J.B. will have a roundup of morning lows a little later on the blog (hopefully after he takes a nap
. I walked outside a little earlier to enjoy the cool air. Very refreshing.TODAY: Should be a very nice day with ample sunshine, low humidity, and highs in the mid 80s. Quite pleasant for early September in Alabama.
TOMORROW: While moist air will begin to return, the weather should stay very nice tomorrow. With dewpoints in the 60s it looks unlikely that we can reach the 50s (in most spots), but low 60s sure seem likely early in the morning.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY: I think we have to mention a chance of widely scattered, mainly afternoon showers during these three days. The 00Z GFS even hints at a little short wave on Friday which might bring a fairly decent coverage of afternoon showers. No wash out here, but just keep mind a shower or two is certainly possible over the weekend. Humidity levels will be a little higher, and highs will be mostly in the upper 80s.
NEXT WEEK: Still looks like out best coverage of showers and storms will come on Tuesday with a surface front passing through. The GFS has backed off on the degree of cooling for the latter half of the week, but some lows in the 50s will be possible.
FLORENCE: No change in the thoughts on this tropical storm in the central Atlantic. The system will pass well to the north of Puerto Rico, and will begin the north turn between the Bahamas and Bermuda, into a big weakness in the sub-tropical high to the north of the system. A trough over the eastern U.S. should keep Florence away from our Atlantic coast (the GFS, the GEMS, and the ECMWF remain in very good agreement on this), but it could be a big problem for our friends up in Nova Scotia and the Canadian Maritimes about a week from now. There is a chance Florence could become a major hurricane this weekend. And, needless to say, it remains very early in the game, and with tropical systems "EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED".
The system following Florence is having a hard time, it simply be too close to our friend Flo. No sign of any organization at this point, and the wave in the Caribbean shows no sign of development. The Gulf of Mexico is as quiet as a mouse.
VIEWER PICTURES: The quality of digital pictures from our viewers is really amazing... I wish I had the time to post all of them, but if you scroll down you can see plenty of them from last night. Thanks to all of you for sharing your images with us! Don't forget, here on the blog you can view posts by category, and for pictures only just click on the "pictures" link on the right side of the blog under categories.
SKYWATCHERS: Want to help us during active and severe weather? We have a large team of ABC 33/40 Skywatchers that report back to us in real time using instant messaging. Learn more here:
http://beta.abc3340.com/external.hrb?p=skywatchers&w=1
The KIDCAM season is getting cranked up again... I will be doing a weather program today at Vincent Elementary School; but I will be in the office by early afternoon and the afternoon map discussion video should be posted by 3:30 or so!
on September 6, 2006, 5:36 am
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