6:55AM September 24, 2025
HOT TEMPS TODAY; RAIN & STORMS LIKELY AT TIMES THURSDAY… Hot temperatures continue on this Wednesday with high temperatures projected to be in the low 90s. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible, starting tonight over west Alabama and extending across the entire area on Thursday. Most communities tomorrow will simply have beneficial rain and general thunderstorms (below severe limits) but a few thunderstorms may briefly become strong to severe. The main concern in any storms that can briefly become severe will be damaging wind gusts. The overall tornado risk remains quite low – not zero, but quite low. Scattered showers and storms may persist into Friday ahead of drier conditions setting up for Friday night and into the weekend.
LOW-END, LEVEL 1 (OUT OF 5) SEVERE WEATHER RISK TOMORROW… The Storm Prediction Center has included ALL of the local area in their low-end, Level 1 (out of 5) severe weather risk valid for Thursday. West Alabama and much of Mississippi is also included in the low-end risk Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Despite this being a low-end risk, we encourage everyone to have multiple ways to hear urgent weather warnings on Thursday should any become necessary. This is, by no means, a “slam dunk” forecast for severe storms. Quite the opposite, in fact. Most communities will simply have rain at times with some thunder. The severe storms will be the anomaly, not the trend. IF one of those storms affects your location, however, it’s a big deal. Please have a way to hear warnings.
DRIER, SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND… Lingering showers may be possible on Friday but we will trend drier overall on Friday evening and into the upcoming weekend. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s this weekend after the passage of the cold front. Overnight lows will be near the 60 degree mark on Saturday morning.
TROPICS: GULF & CARIBBEAN REMAIN QUIET… The Gulf and Caribbean Sea remain quiet with no tropical storms expected to develop over the next 5-7 days.
TROPICS: TROPICAL WAVE NEAR PUERTO RICO TO TURN NORTH… A tropical wave near Puerto Rico has a growing chance of becoming a named tropical storm in the southwest Atlantic Ocean in the general vicinity of The Bahamas. Development probability has increased and is now at a 60-70% chance. Interests in the Carolinas and along the East Coast of the U.S. should closely monitor the progress of this system.
TROPICS: TROPICAL WAVE IN CENTRAL ATLANTIC… Another, separate tropical wave is located in the open waters of the central Atlantic Ocean well to the southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. This system has an 90% chance of becoming a named tropical storm over the next few days. Interests in Bermuda should closely monitor the progress of this system.
TROPICS: HURRICANE GABRIELLE MOVING AWAY FROM LAND… Hurricane Gabrielle peaked in intensity east of Bermuda in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean as a category 4 hurricane. Gabrielle is now rapidly moving east-northeast in the open Atlantic. The storm is moving 20-25 mph with maximum winds still in major hurricane range. A Hurricane Watch has been posted for the Azores on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean as impacts from Gabrielle will be possible in those islands. No direct impacts in the continental U.S. due to Gabrielle.
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See all the details in your Wednesday morning RedZone Weather forecast video. My next forecast video will be posted by 7:15AM tomorrow morning. I will have updates posted throughout the day, as needed, in the RedZone Weather app.
Have a good Wednesday!
