RAIN & STORMS LIKELY AT TIMES TODAY… Numerous showers and thunderstorms will likely pop up this afternoon and this evening across south Alabama and northwest Florida. We’ll call it a 70% chance of rain and storms for any given location across the region before the end of the day. Just like yesterday, there will probably be a large cluster of storms that form and linger into the evening with stratiform rain around long after the initial storms pass. High temperatures will be in the 90-92° range. This won’t be an “all day washout,” as many spots should have sunshine through at least late morning. Thanks to Kendal Payne for the view from Gantt Lake!
STORMS FADE AWAY THIS EVENING… Rain and storms will progressively fade away after sunset as we lose daytime heat content. The storms today will be pop-up storms, meaning widespread severe weather is not expected. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and cloud-to-ground lightning.
MORE STORMS LIKELY SUNDAY & NEXT WEEK… Pop-up thunderstorms will continue to happen in the afternoon and evening hours on Sunday and in each of the next several days. I see nothing in model trends that suggest any severe weather or tropical weather issues, but there is clear evidence that pop-up storms will likely happen each afternoon. That means not everyone will have rain each day, but there will be at least some chance.
SLIGHTLY COOLER & DRIER AIR COMING… A cold front will approach the local area on Wednesday and Thursday of the upcoming week. Most cold fronts don’t make it as far south as our local area. This front will be an exception. After the passage of the front, wind direction will shift from out of the north, meaning slightly cooler, drier air will move in. High temperatures will drop back into the mid- to upper-80s with morning lows in the upper-60s by Thursday.
I’ll have updates throughout the day in the RedZone Weather app, as needed. Have a great Saturday!