Good Morning! Temperatures are more reasonable, at least for the next few days. Friday’s high was only 87 at MGM. Upper 80’s are likely for the through mid-week. Our much wetter than normal pattern continues, The atmosphere is primed for action. Showers and storms will be random, but quite numerous, especially in the afternoon and evening for the next several days. This will help Alabama’s Drought status. Some of the storms will put on quite a show with gusty winds, intense lightning and very heavy downpours.
TODAY: Limited sunshine. High near 88. Random but scattered to numerous “hit or miss” storms, any hour of the day or night, but especially in the afternoon and evening. Low tonight 71.
A frontal system will be the focus for increased showers and storms again today.
FUTURE RADAR: Again today, there a generous Spotty Random PM storms, across the Deep South. It will be feat or famine. Some storms could see heavy rainfall totals. Other towns little or none. Here’s aFuture radar snapshot late this afternoon.
NEXT FEW DAYS: Expect scattered to numerous random, pop-up, “hit or miss” each of the next several days through early next week at least.. The increase of showers and storms will help lower highs a notch. Highs will mostly be in the upper 80’s. Not bad in Alabama in late July.
Here’s a profile of “average” rainfall potential in the next 7 days. Wet times across the Deep South for the next several days.
Here’s the 10 day Model Blend Temp Trend. Fortunately no extreme heat. Reasonable temperatures.
BEACH OUTLOOK: Less than an ideal forecast. Storms will be random, but in generous supply each day. Scattered to numerous. Be flexible with your plans, Highs will be in the upper 80’s. Gulf water 86. Moderate Rip current risk –yellow flags—through the weekend.
This Future Radar snapshot gives you an idea of what the coast is facing for the next few days.
Thanks for reading the blog. The next scheduled complete Blog and Forecast video will be Monday morning. There will be updates as needed. Have a nice weekend!!
–Rich