Showers and storms are beginning to pop up across interior stretches of southwest Alabama this afternoon.
Rain is happening near Red Level, Travis Bridge, Perdue Hill, Choctaw Bluff, and Calvert.
More pop-up storms are expected to develop in the next several hours. https://t.co/GevPERm8X0
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 28, 2026
RT @NWSMobile: Today will be exceptionally hot as highs top out near 100 and heat indices soar into the 105 to 115 range, highest near the…
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 28, 2026
Temperatures are in the low to mid 90s at 11:18AM. We’re headed to air temperatures in the upper 90s and near 100° this afternoon. Heat index values will climb to the 110-115° range. 🥵 https://t.co/HeM5vJTjyO
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 28, 2026
Very hot temperatures will happen today and tomorrow ahead of a return to more "seasonal," yet still hot (not AS hot!) temperatures later this week and into the weekend.
Rain chances are slated to rise this weekend. pic.twitter.com/tHoSjkRgrn
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 28, 2026
TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR; ONLY A FEW SPOTTY STORMS… Air temperatures will be around the 100 degree mark this afternoon across many communities in the local area. High dewpoints point to heat index values being in the 110-115° range between 1PM and 5PM… pic.twitter.com/gGlRwPMEhq
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 28, 2026
TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR; ONLY A FEW SPOTTY STORMS… Air temperatures will be around the 100 degree mark this afternoon across many communities in the local area. High dewpoints point to heat index values being in the 110-115° range between 1PM and 5PM today. Take it easy if you’re going to be working outside for an extended duration today. Plenty of sunshine is expected over the next few hours. A few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms may happen this afternoon into this evening. Most communities across the region will remain completely dry and hot today. Any storms that pop up will be capable of producing localized downpours of heavy rain, cloud-to-ground lightning, and loud thunder.
TEMPERATURES SINK BACK TO “NORMAL HOT” VALUES LATER THIS WEEK… Today is the peak of the temperature spike. High temperatures will again be in the upper 90s tomorrow ahead of more normal values for this time of year as we get into the latter part of the week. High temperatures will be closer to the 90 degree mark by Friday and Saturday. Overnight lows will consistently be in the 70s this week.
INCREASING RAIN CHANCES LIKELY THIS WEEKEND… Spotty showers and thunderstorms will likely increase in coverage across the region as we get into Saturday and Sunday. I am not seeing a pattern that would suggest an all day rain event, but I am seeing more in the way of scattered showers and thunderstorms being possible toward the end of the week and into the weekend as an area of high pressure off to our west begins to wane in the influence of our local weather pattern.
TROPICS: QUIET IN ATLANTIC; ACTIVE PACIFIC… No tropical storms are expected to develop this week or into the upcoming weekend in the Gulf, Caribbean Sea, or Atlantic Ocean. The Pacific Basin is quite active with Hurricane Fausto and Hurricane Genevieve. Fausto will pass north of the Hawaiian Islands later this week and into the weekend as a decaying tropical storm. Impacts to Hawaii are expected to be relatively minor. Genevieve was a category 5 hurricane yesterday. Thankfully, the storm is in the open waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean and won’t directly affect land areas over the next few days.
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Have a nice Tuesday!
Today has the makings of what could be the hottest day of the year across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Air temperatures will reach the 100 degree mark in many communities with heat index values as high as 110-115°.
Take it easy if you're outside for an extended duration… pic.twitter.com/DJNHEnaGDL
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 28, 2026
