Good morning! Yesterday was feast or famine.  There were numerous strong storms.  There were numerous counties under Flood Advisories.  Expect more scattered pop-up PM storms each day through Sunday, mostly in the afternoon and evening hours.  Locally some tropical downpours.  High today, Saturday and Sunday 89-91.  Low 70’s at night. Hang on.  There’s some very nice weather changes ahead, but not right away.  Soon.  A fresh supply of nicer less humid air is on the way,  Expect conferrable, less humid days and noticeably, pleasantly cool nights. By Monday night we’ll be in the 60’s for lows.  Expect comfortable 80’s Tuesday through Friday.   Check out the numbers in the graphs below. Here’s my brief video forecast discussion.

CLIMATE:  Yesterday MGM had a RECORD RAINFALL FOR THE DATE WITH 1.70”.  Happened in the 1:00PM hour.  Flash Flood Warning.  AM low 70.  PM High 93.  Meanwhile, my rain gauge in east Montgomery had .13” Feast or famine on a summer day.

Wanna see something cool? Watch outflow boundaries collide over Lee County, initiating new thunderstorm development Thursday evening.

TODAY: More clouds than sun.  High 89-91.  Scattered  PM Storms.   Local tropical downpours in spots. Low tonight 72.

We’re tracking two fronts on the map. That front on the coast is the culprit for more tropical downpours for us, as waves of low pressure move along the front.  But, see that front in the Midwest.  That’s the front that will deliver some MUCH nicer air soon.

FUTURE RADAR:    More Scattered random PM storms.  Local tropical downpours like yesterday.  Radar will be busy and colorful.

NEXT FEW DAYS:   Scattered pop up PM storms will populate the radar today and each day through Sunday, mostly in the afternoon and evening hours.   Highs 89-91. through Sunday. A cool front enters the state Monday.  Look for cooler less humid air by Tuesday and beyond.  Highs near week in the 80’s and lows in the 60’s at night.  It’s the real deal and it’s headed our way.

Here’s the 10 Day Temperature Trend.   FINALLY, some nice relief is on the way.  Look at the numbers next week as we get closer to the Labor Day Weekend and Football.

TROPICAL OUTLOOK:    

Hurricane Erin’s fringe effects will start to move away from the US northeastern Seaboard today. 

Elsewhere, behind Erin in the Tropical Atlantic, there is Invest 90-Lwith a 80% chance of development.  A Tropical Depression will likely form this weekend.  This will be a “fish storm”. 

 Invest 99-L in the far east Atlantic now has a 60% chance of development in the next 7 days.

If Invest 99-L stays on a southerly track across the Caribbean, we’ll have to watch it several days down the line.

The Euro model is highlighting several interesting areas to watch in the next 10 days. 

BEACH OUTLOOK:   Scattered random PM Storms through Sunday. Moderate Rip Current Risk.  Gulf water temperature 88.

Speaking of the Beach, so my update tomorrow will be very brief . The next scheduled Blog update and Video Discussion is scheduled for Monday morning in the 4 o’clock hour.   Have a nice weekend!  

–Rich