INCREASING RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND DUE TO POP-UP STORMS… Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible today, tomorrow, and Sunday with the greatest chance of rain happening Sunday. While an “all day washout” event is highly unlikely, pop-up thunderstorms will be the story each day with most of the storms happening in the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures, just like the last few days, will be in the low to mid 90s today with heat index values in excess of 100° in many spots.
HEAVY POCKETS OF RAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY… More of the same is expected today into Saturday with scattered (mainly P.M.) showers and thunderstorms being possible. Rain chances will elevate on Sunday and Monday as a surge of Gulf moisture moves into the region. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible on both Sunday and Monday. Cloud-to-ground lightning, loud thunder, and localized areas of heavy rain are expected in the storms. Gusty winds may happen in the strongest of the storms. Widespread, significant severe storms, however, are not expected. I will have radar updates posted this weekend into early next week in the RedZone Weather app.
SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK… High temperatures will be in the 80s on Monday and Tuesday due to the higher influx of showers and thunderstorms across the region. The 90s won’t stay gone for long, however. High temperatures will return into the mid 90s by late next week. Overnight lows will continue to be in the low 70s.
P.M. STORMS NEXT WEEK… The forecast will remain remarkably consistent into next week with the daily deluge of showers and thunderstorms being possible each day, mostly in the afternoon and evening hours. I see no real pattern deviation in the next week that would bring significantly different weather to the region. We will continue to call for P.M. pop-up storms each day next week with plenty of heat and humidity each day.
TROPICAL UPDATE… The Gulf, Caribbean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean remain quiet with no tropical storms expected to form over the next 5-7 days. Three tropical disturbances exist in the Pacific Ocean, one southwest of Mexico that will basically parallel the western coast of Mexico and move northeast in the days ahead. The other two disturbances are southeast of Hawaii in the central Pacific. Neither of those systems will ever directly affect Alabama or northwest Florida.
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See all the details in your Friday RedZone Weather forecast video. My next forecast video will be posted by 7:15AM Monday morning. I will have updates posted throughout the day and throughout the weekend, as needed, in the RedZone Weather app.
Have a great weekend!
