Bertha near a Louisiana landfall; Hot, humid, spotty showers for us
As of 10AM Wednesday 7/22/26, Bertha was still a tropical storm with max sustained winds near 50 mph. Due to strong northerly wind shear, the storm was still asymmetric at midday Wednesday, with heavy tropical rain displaced mainly southwest of the storm center. Bertha may make landfall east of New Orleans late Wednesday. From there, it track generally west along the Louisiana coast through Thursday, then dissipates Friday after it moves into Texas.
In central and south Alabama, isolated to widely scattered showers or storms associated with Bertha’s outer tropical bands track south to north across our area. Otherwise, Wednesday afternoon looks partly to mostly cloudy, hot, and humid. High temperatures range from the low to mid 90s. Meanwhile, heat indices peak near or over 100°. A heat advisory includes the northwest part of our area until 9PM Wednesday.
Rain tapers off Wednesday evening. Wednesday night becomes mostly clear with lows in the mid 70s. The rest of this week looks hot and humid with isolated to widely scattered showers and storms, mainly during the afternoon. High temperatures range from the low to mid 90s Thursday and Friday. However, peak heat indices may exceed 100° each day.
Similar weather continues this weekend. High temperatures range from the low to mid 90s Saturday and Sunday. Again, peak heat index values may be near or above 100°. However, isolated to widely scattered showers and storms cool at least some locations down during the afternoon. Rain coverage looks lower next week, with just isolated daytime showers/storms at best. High temperatures may be mainly in the mid 90s through at least Wednesday.
