Briefly yesterday, the first tropical disturbance of 2024 in the Atlantic basin spun up. The area of low pressure saw some thunderstorm development, but was quickly dispersed by strong wind shear aloft.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will officially begin on June 1st. pic.twitter.com/089T7IF2Yi
— CIRA (@CIRA_CSU) April 25, 2024
If you look closely on the left side of this satellite loop, you can see the swirl of clouds that prompted a bunch of attention in the eastern Atlantic yesterday. No deep convection today. The system will likely completely dissipate soon. pic.twitter.com/LPtzhT4prp
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 25, 2024
We are flying yellow flags in Orange Beach today – Thursday, April 25th. Yellow Flags represent a medium hazard and urge caution to anyone entering the Gulf. Morning view: Romar Beach Public Access. @spann #alwx pic.twitter.com/tnjF3s1JLl
— City of Orange Beach (@cityorangebeach) April 25, 2024
DANGER IN THE ROUGH WATERS… Rip currents are the number one weather-related killer along the Gulf Coast. It’s so important to know exactly what you to do if you find yourself in a rip current!
NICE WEATHER INTO THE WEEKEND… Other than a low-end chance of a few showers and thunderstorms farther inland (mostly north of our area), rain chances will remain quite low today. This weekend will feature plenty of sunshine with high temperatures set to be in the mid-80s.
A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE INLAND LATER TODAY; WARM WEEKEND… Most locales across south Alabama and northwest Florida will remain dry today but a few spots may have showers before the end of the day, particularly farther inland. No severe storms are expected locally today or into the weekend. Temperatures will be in the 80s for afternoon highs on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Passing clouds are likely at times this weekend, but rain chances will generally remain quite low, if not zero in most spots.
FEW CLOUDS AROUND THIS WEEKEND… Skies may end up being a bit more cloudy this weekend that current guidance indicates. I am still expecting quite a bit of sunshine on both Saturday and Sunday across south Alabama and northwest Florida. High temperatures will be in the low-80s each day with morning lows in the low-60s. Rain is not expected on Saturday or Sunday.
ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK… While I do not see any signs of impending severe storms, there will be a chance of a few passing showers on Monday into Tuesday. The rain won’t last all day on Monday or Tuesday but scattered showers will be possible. High temperatures will be in the mid-80s early next week.
10% CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORMING IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC… The National Hurricane Center issued a special tropical weather outlook due to an area of low pressure located about 900 miles northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This area of low pressure has been persistently producing showers and thunderstorms since yesterday morning. Stronger upper-level winds will likely prohibit the system becoming a named tropical storm. Regardless of if formal development happens, the system will likely remain well away from land areas. The system will never directly affect Alabama or northwest Florida.
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See all the details in your Thursday morning RedZone Weather forecast video. Have a great day!
Rain chances remain quite low today, but perhaps not at zero specifically for inland communities. MOST locales will remain dry today, however.
High temperatures will be in the mid-80s.
Have a nice Thursday!
The swirl of clouds/low pressure in the eastern Atlantic that commanded quite a bit of social media attention on Wednesday remains highly disorganized.
Any real chance of development is likely diminishing at this point. pic.twitter.com/UVeqie2g35
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 25, 2024
Our local area certainly has had its fair share of tornado warnings in the last several years… https://t.co/UTVk7BqaPH
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) April 25, 2024
Very nice #sunset from earlier this evening at the Tennis Complex in Mobile, AL where the AHSAA tennis state championships will continue tomorrow morning.#alwx @rzweather pic.twitter.com/yrQxPSiqIM
— Samuel Camp WX (@samuelcamp_wx) April 25, 2024
