Good morning!  A large heat dome is still parked over the central US.  Dangerous Hot days will continue for the next few days. Expect dangerous Heat Indices close to the dangerous 105 range.  Radar is expected to be quite again today.  Storms will be few and far between through mid-week at least.  Rain chances will get a little better by the end of the week. Not only that.  Temperatures will be more reasonable by the weekend and beyond.  High temperatures will stay below 90.  Here’s my brief video forecast discussion.

TODAY: Sun/cloud mix.  High in the mid 90’s.  Heat index as high as 105.   Random only isolated scattered showers and storms – most numerous in the after and evening hours. Low tonight mid 70’s.

That mound of upper level high pressure is in firm control. A heat Advisory covers much of western Alabama, west of a Clanton/Selma line and also covers a multi-state area.

The Heat Index will continue to be excessive for several days. Dangerous Heat.

NEXT FEW DAYS:   The number of storms will be very isolated in nature each of the next few days. Rain chances will get a little better by the end of the week.   Expect more dangerous hot days. Highs in the mid 90’s through Thursday.  Temperatures will be more reasonable by the weekend and beyond.  High temperatures will stay below 90. 

Here’s the 7 Day Temperature Trend. Temperatures below 90 by the weekend.

TROPICAL OUTLOOK:    

Hurricane Erin expected to reintenifies.     

 LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS LIKELY ACROSS THE U.S.  EASTERN SEABOARD THIS WEEK…

Here’s the EURO Ensembles –all showing Erin will likely miss the US and turn into the open Atlantic.  However, significant wave action and rip currents will affect the Bahamas and  US East Coast, particularly the Carolinas.    

Elsewhere, behind Erin in the Tropical Atlantic,  there is an interesting Area To Watch with a 50% chance of development. 

In the world of Global Models this is WAY WAY out there.  But it’ll be interesting to see what could happen with this next system.  The EURO and GFS ensembles suggests possible interaction with the SE US, either on the Atlantic side or the Gulf side.  But, this is 9-10 days out.  Plenty of time to watch this.

Thanks for reading the blog. Today everything is normal including LIVE on the Radio of NewsTalk 93.1 WACV.  There will be another video forecast discussion and Blog Update in the 4 o’clock hours tomorrow morning.  You can always find my forecast updates hourly on the 8 station Bluewater family of stations every day of the year.

–Rich