Northwest Alabama – driest month of the year.
Southeast Alabama – wettest month of the year.
Fascinating! https://t.co/UM4kiw8lZJ
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 2, 2023
We are flying yellow flags in Orange Beach today – Wednesday, August 2nd. Yellow Flags represent a medium hazard and urge caution to anyone entering the Gulf. Morning view: Cotton Bayou Beach. @spann #alwx pic.twitter.com/ldD7F695uB
— City of Orange Beach (@cityorangebeach) August 2, 2023
RAIN TO RETURN THIS WEEKEND… Rain is in the forecast as we get into the weekend. Not every community will have rain each day but some inevitably will. High temperatures will consistently be in the mid-90s this weekend and into early next week.
QUITE HOT AGAIN TODAY; FEW STORMS IN P.M. HOURS… High temperatures will be in the mid- to upper-90s on this Wednesday. Heat index values will be in the 103-108° range again today. A few pop-up showers and thunderstorms will become possible in the heat of the day, particularly between 3PM and 6PM. The next few days will feature a similar forecast, albeit with more in the way of P.M. pop-up storms. The weekend will feature scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA… The National Hurricane Center indicates the area of disturbed weather located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda now only has a 30% chance of becoming a named storm while moving north over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This system will never be a direct threat to the continental United States. From NHC: “Showers and thunderstorms remain disorganized in association with a low pressure area located about 800 miles north-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Environmental conditions are becoming less favorable for tropical cyclone formation, and the low is expected to merge with a frontal system over the north central Atlantic in about two to three days.”
GULF & CARIBBEAN REMAIN QUIET… No named tropical storms or hurricanes are expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea over the next 5-7 days. The climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season will happen on September 11.
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See all the details in your Wednesday RedZone Weather forecast video. Have a great day!
HOT WEDNESDAY… Temperatures will peak in the mid- to upper-90s region wide today with low-end rain chances this afternoon. Rain chances will rise as we get into the weekend.
Another hot day on tap for Wednesday with highs in the mid and upper 90s to near 100 in most locations. Locations near the coast will be in the low to mid 90s. pic.twitter.com/9PNAMRq5N4
— NWS Mobile (@NWSMobile) August 2, 2023
Step outside across south Alabama and northwest Florida in the next 5-15 minutes and see the International Space Station! Look toward western sky and up. pic.twitter.com/CxxB8aMx36
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 2, 2023
I just saw this as well from Navarre. pic.twitter.com/rZHwoCNstA
— Cody Smith (@codysmithAR) August 2, 2023
Starlink train tonight as seen from Pensacola, FL. Photo from Stephanie Courtney. pic.twitter.com/D5UbapIS7N
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 2, 2023
Temperatures have reached the mid- to upper-90s this afternoon with heat index values in excess of 100.
Dry for now across the region. One or two storms may be possible over the next several hours. Most communities will remain dry and hot. pic.twitter.com/O5yVOaTlRe
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) August 1, 2023
