Hot Days… Few Weekend Storms… Wednesday Forecast Update – 4:15pm

Good Wednesday afternoon! Our weather is getting a little hotter this afternoon, with most areas topping out near 90 degrees. Humidity remains fairly low today, but that is starting to change. The humidity can’t remain low very long in late August. Humidity will increase some on Thursday and a lot on Friday. Dewpoints will surge into the lower 70s on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. As moisture levels increase over the weekend, a few scattered storms will become possible.

If you’re going to be outdoors tonight, expect temperatures to fall into the lower 80s at 7pm and lower 70s at 10pm. Skies will remain clear through the overnight hours. We’ll notice plenty of sunshine on Thursday, with a high near 93. As the upper air ridge moves west of Alabama, an upper air trough will nudge in from the northeast. The trough and tropical moisture will help to kick off scattered storms around here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The higher rain chance will occur on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. As a cold front moves into Alabama Monday night, we’ll continue to see some storms in the area. It will not rain all day or night, but some scattered storms are possible.

Drier air is set to move in on Monday and Tuesday, with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s. Skies will become mostly sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The tropics are quiet at this hour, which is very rare for the peak of the Hurricane Season. We’ll keep a close eye on future development….

Alabama takes on Virginia Tech Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. While the game will be indoors, the weather outside the dome will feature temperatures in the upper 80s. There is a chance of a few scattered showers or storms Saturday afternoon in Atlanta. Keep that in mind if you will be traveling to Atlanta for the game…

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