Hot And Mainly Dry For The First Week Of Fall
After a hot and sunny weekend, the status quo continues Monday. Today is the autumnal equinox, marking the official start of fall. After another cool start to the day, temperatures quickly warm into the low to mid 90s this afternoon. The sky remains sunny to mostly sunny with no chance for rain. This evening looks fair with temperatures in the mid 80s at 7PM, falling into the mid 70s by 11PM. Tonight won’t be nearly as cool as Sunday night thanks to increasing cloud-cover overnight. Expect lows near 70° under a partly to mostly cloudy sky.
The increasing clouds are due to a cold front traveling into central and south Alabama. The front could produce a shower or two Tuesday afternoon, but the vast majority of the area stays completely rain free. The front won’t cool temperatures down any, with highs forecast in the mid 90s Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday night lows fall back into the 60s thanks to the drier air behind the front.
Afternoon highs trend up towards the end of the week. Expect highs in the mid 90s Wednesday and Thursday. There’s a minuscule chance for rain Wednesday, but Thursday looks completely dry. Expect an otherwise mostly sunny sky each day. Temperatures turn up another notch Friday and this weekend. High temperatures likely reach the upper 90s and could near 100° in some locations Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All three days remain virtually rain-free with abundant sunshine.
The tropics remain lively, with three current named storms. Jerry is a tropical storm located south of Bermuda. Karen, also a tropical storm, recently formed in the eastern Caribbean. Tropical depression 13 became Lorenzo just west of the African east coast. Jerry may impact Bermuda, but poses no threat to the United States. Tropical storm Karen may be the one to watch. After heading north through Puerto Rico, Karen may turn west rather than curve out to sea. While it’s a long way out from a potential continental United States impact, the U.S. isn’t out of the woods.
The final day of September, next Monday, also looks hot with highs at least in the mid 90s. Significant rain looks unlikely through the end of the month.
