LOW RAIN CHANCE & HOT TODAY; RAIN RETURNS TOMORROW… Rain chances are quite low on this Saturday across south Alabama and northwest Florida. The chance of rain for any given spot is in the 10-20% range and I expect most of the storms today to happen near the Alabama and northwest Florida beaches. High temperatures will peak in the mid- to upper-90s with heat index values in the low-100s this afternoon. Rain chances will be considerably higher on Sunday into Monday. Let’s look at a few forecast details…
HOT TODAY; ONLY A FEW STORMS… Heat, humidity, and partly cloudy skies will be in place for most locales across the region today. Rain chances remain very low. If a storm happens to pop up, it will most likely be near the northwest Florida coastline. A big dome of high pressure remains in control of our weather pattern right now, keeping us dry and hot.
STORMS LIKELY TO RETURN SUNDAY… We’ll call it a 60-70% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Sunday. Most of the storms will occur in peak heating hours in the middle of the day, although some storms may linger till around sunset. Severe weather is not expected, but some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain at times in addition to the risk of cloud-to-ground lightning.
NEXT WEEK PREVIEW… More afternoon and evening showers are likely Monday, Tuesday, into Wednesday of the upcoming week as our weather pattern remains consistent. High temperatures will be in the low- to mid-90s with morning lows in the low-70s.
TROPICS QUIET… The National Hurricane Center continues to indicate that tropical storm formation is not expected across the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea over the next 7 days. Great news!
APP… I’ll have updates as needed today in the RedZone Weather app. 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 tap the large, yellow “Alert Settings” button in the Alerts tab (lower right corner of the app) to pick which alerts you would like to get straight from me.
Have a great Saturday!
