James Spann: Warm, humid day for Alabama with scattered showers, storms
James Spann forecasts more humid weather heading toward the Alabama weekend from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.
RADAR CHECK: Showers are in progress over south Alabama early this morning, mainly along and south of U.S. 84; otherwise it is a warm, humid morning with temperatures between 70 and 75 degrees to start the day. Look for a mix of sun and clouds today with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight; the chance of any one spot getting wet today is 50-60%. The high this afternoon will be between 85 and 89 degrees for most places; the average high for Birmingham on July 9 is 91.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: We expect pretty routine summer weather Saturday and Sunday — partly sunny days with a few random, scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and storms. Showers should be a little fewer in number over the weekend; odds of any one place seeing rain both days are 30-40%, and highs will remain in the mid to upper 80s.
NEXT WEEK: A trough will bring a higher coverage of showers and thunderstorms Monday. Otherwise the weather won’t change too much during the week. Highs will be between 86 and 90 most days with a partly sunny sky and the usual risk of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm in scattered spots during the peak of the daytime heating process.
ELSA: Early this morning Tropical Storm Elsa is centered over Atlantic City, New Jersey, and is moving northeast at 31 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 50 mph; JFK Airport in New York City reported a peak wind gust of 38 mph early this morning. The threat of heavy rain, strong winds and a few isolated tornadoes will continue across the Northeast today.
Elsewhere, a broad area of low pressure over south Texas is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Although development of this system is not anticipated since it is expected to drift westward and remain over land, heavy rainfall and flash flooding will be possible along the Texas Gulf coast over the next day or so. Otherwise, additional tropical storm formation is not expected through early next week.
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