Rain And Storms Likely Tuesday
There’s still no rain to be found through the late morning in central and south Alabama. Scattered showers and storms should develop this afternoon, but not everyone will see rain. Some rain and maybe a thunderstorm could linger through this evening, but most of the rain tapers off overnight. Highs today reach the mid to upper 80s. Lows tonight fall into the low 70s under a mostly cloudy sky, with an isolated shower possible. We could have some fog around Wednesday morning.
Expect scattered showers and storms again on Wednesday and Thursday (afternoons especially) with highs for most reaching the low 90s. Lows fall to the low to mid 70s each night. Drier air moves into the area on Friday, resulting in low rain chances. That trend continues over the weekend. High temps on Saturday could reach the mid 90s. Rain chances are almost too small to mention early next week, with highs reaching the low 90s Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
Tropics Update:
Florence remains a powerful category 4 storm this morning, with sustained winds near 130 mph. It seems to have completed an eye-wall replacement cycle this morning. That should open the door for additional strengthening today. The most likely area of landfall outlined by the National Hurricane Center still looks like the southern North Carolina coast.
An area of low pressure in the western Caribbean has a 60% chance of developing into a tropical system in the next 5 days. It’s expected to move northwest into the Gulf of Mexico, but will have a limited window to strengthen.
Isaac and Helene are still well out in Atlantic, and aren’t a threat to the U.S. at the moment.
