Good Morning! Radar will be rather active for the next few days as the risk of showers and thunderstorms return to the forecast, starting this afternoon & this evening. Showers and storms are likely Thursday. Some of the storms could be strong to severe today and Thursday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue in the forecast Friday & Saturday. There could even be some lingering showers on Sunday. By Monday, we should begin a stretch of dry days. On this blog update, I have broken down the daily rain chances, plus a look at the weekend Beach Outlook. Here’s my brief forecast discussion.
CLIMATE DATA: Yesterday we had morning low of 49, and a afternoon high of 79. (Normal 81/55) No rain.
TODAY: Partial Sunshine. Risk of scattered thunderstorms by this afternoon and through the evening hours tonight. High near 80. East wind at 5 to 10 mph. Low tonight 62.
With a northward moving warm front today, some storms could be strong to severe. Marginal Level 1 Severe Risk. Damaging wind gusts would be the main threat.
Here’s a Future Radar Snapshot from the NAM model at 5:00 this afternoon.
NEXT FEW DAYS: Get ready for some wet weather. Showers and storms are likely Thursday. Some possibly severe. Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue in the forecast Friday & Saturday. There could even be some lingering showers on Sunday. By Monday, we should begin a stretch of dry days.
On Thursday, SPC has a Marginal Level 1 Severe Risk covering much of north and central Alabama. Much of South Alabama has a Level 2 Risk. Although damaging wind gusts are the main threat, tornadoes can’t be ruled out.
Wet times across the South over the next few days. Here’s the expected rainfall.
BEACH FORECAST: Wet at times today through Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 70’s Gulf water temperature 72.
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–Rich