James Spann: Warm, humid weekend ahead for Alabama, with scattered showers, storms
RADAR CHECK: As expected, showers are relatively scarce over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon; most of the showers and storms are over the southern counties, mainly south of U.S. 80 (Demopolis to Montgomery to Opelika). Away from showers, temperatures are in the 80s with a mix of sun and clouds over north and central Alabama. The rain over the southern counties will diminish after sunset.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The weather won’t be much different Saturday — a warm, humid day with mixed sun and clouds along with some risk of widely scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. The high will be between 81 and 85 degrees. Moisture levels will rise Sunday, and we expect a mostly cloudy day with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Sunday’s high will be in the upper 70s in most places, almost 10 degrees below average for early June in Alabama.
NEXT WEEK: Monday and Tuesday will feature more clouds than sun with a few showers and storms likely both days; highs will be in the mid 80s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast Wednesday through Friday, but they should be fewer in number as the upper ridge tries to rebuild. Temperatures reach the upper 80s late in the week.
RAIN UPDATE: Here are rain totals since Jan. 1, and the departure from average:
- Mobile — 30.59 inches (3.29 inches above average)
- Muscle Shoals — 29.04 (4.57 above average)
- Huntsville –29.01 (3.6 above average)
- Birmingham — 27.86 (1.77 above average)
- Dothan — 26.74 (4.27 above average)
- Tuscaloosa — 24.63 (0.42 above average)
- Montgomery — 21.26 (1.73 below average)
- Anniston — 18.3 (6.18 below average)
ON THIS DATE IN 1877: A tornado of estimated F4 intensity touched down just west of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, and moved east-northeast, devastating the town. Twenty businesses and 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. At least 16 people and as many as 30 were killed, with 100 others injured.
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