TEMPS TO DROP BY ABOUT 10 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND; LOW-60s BY SATURDAY MORNING… While Tuesday and Wednesday will be QUITE hot with temperatures around 100° in the afternoon and evening hours, we finally get some heat relief as we go into the weekend. High temperatures will drop into the upper-80s across south Alabama and northwest Florida on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with overnight lows in the low- to mid-60s. There is a good chance Saturday morning will be the coolest out of this brief “cool snap.” Overnight lows Saturday around 6AM could be in the 62-64° range. Let’s look at your headlines on this Monday evening…
‘BACKDOOR COLD FRONT’ MOVES IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT… This isn’t your typical cold front that sweeps down across the North American continent and cools temperatures off drastically in our area. Instead, this brief cool down will be caused by cold air progressively filtering in from our northeast. Basically, the Appalachian Mountains act as somewhat of a dam, not allowing cold air to disperse evenly from the Northeastern United States. The cold air becomes trapped on the south/east side of the mountain range and filters into Alabama and our local area from Georgia.
SHORT-LIVED COOL DOWN… The biggest relief this weekend will be the lower humidity levels as dry air filters in from the northeast. Temperatures will creep back up as we get into Sunday and Monday. Nonetheless, it’s a sign that fall is near. There have been some model indications that we could have some cold fronts potentially approach our area in 2-3 weeks, although that is still an idea at this point. I’ll keep watching trends and bring you the latest in the RedZone Weather app.
TROPICS ACTIVE, BUT NOT FOR US… Hurricane Humberto continues to move away from the United States. A Tropical Storm Watch is now in effect for Bermuda as the system approaches the island commonwealth from the west. Humberto will likely graze Bermuda to the north. We’re also watching a tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles that has a 90% chance of becoming a tropical storm as it moves northwestward. Most major weather models point to this system recurving into the open waters of the Atlantic and not affecting land. Something to watch, but certainly nothing to worry about as of now. There also is a weak tropical disturbance near Texas that will move inland there late Tuesday or Wednesday. There is a low (20%) chance of the system becoming a tropical storm before it moves inland into Texas. Local impacts in Alabama and northwest Florida are not expected.
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My next video update will be posted by 7:15AM on Tuesday. See you then!