RAIN CHANCES RISE TODAY; SOGGY, WARM WEEKEND AHEAD… There will be more thunderstorms around this afternoon as an increasingly unstable air mass takes hold of our weather pattern. Pop-up storms will rule the afternoon and evening hours with rain chances being greatest today across coastal counties. While I am not expecting widespread severe weather today, the storms that do pop up could produce quite a bit of lightning, thunder, gusty winds, and downpours of heavy rain. Have a way to check the radar this afternoon into this evening.
NUMEROUS STORMS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY… Deep tropical moisture will surge into our area from the south on Friday, meaning numerous showers and thunderstorms will become likely. 1-2” of rain will be possible Friday, with isolated higher amounts. If you have outdoor events scheduled for Friday or Saturday, I would definitely have an indoor backup ready!
RAIN & STORMS LIKELY INTO SUNDAY… The axis of moisture that parks over our area really won’t be moving much Saturday or Sunday. I expect rain to progressively end on Monday, but not before some areas pick up 5, 6, or maybe even 7 inches of rain near the immediate beaches. We note that NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center has parts of the Alabama coastline in their 7” contour zone, meaning it is plausible to have 6-8” of rain near Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island before this rain event ends early next week.
TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT NOW UNLIKELY… The National Hurricane Center says that INVEST 91L, the tropical disturbance in the Bay of Campeche (southern Gulf of Mexico) now only has a 20% chance of developing into a named tropical storm. This is actually the system that will ultimately be responsible for flinging in some of the Gulf moisture from the South this weekend. Again, it won’t be a tropical storm or hurricane when the moisture arrives here.
APP ALERTS… Be sure to download the RedZone Weather app if you haven’t already to keep up with the rain/storm event this weekend. redzoneweather.com/app is the link for the free download. Once you have the app downloaded to your iOS or Android device, be sure to visit the Alerts tab (lower right corner) then tap the large, yellow Alert Settings button to customize the alerts you would like to receive.
See all the details in your Wednesday #rzw forecast video… Have a great day!