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6:54AM July 28, 2026

TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR; ONLY A FEW SPOTTY STORMS… Air temperatures will be around the 100 degree mark this afternoon across many communities in the local area. High dewpoints point to heat index values being in the 110-115° range between 1PM and 5PM today. Take it easy if you’re going to be working outside for an extended duration today. Plenty of sunshine is expected over the next few hours. A few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms may happen this afternoon into this evening. Most communities across the region will remain completely dry and hot today. Any storms that pop up will be capable of producing localized downpours of heavy rain, cloud-to-ground lightning, and loud thunder.

TEMPERATURES SINK BACK TO “NORMAL HOT” VALUES LATER THIS WEEK… Today is the peak of the temperature spike. High temperatures will again be in the upper 90s tomorrow ahead of more normal values for this time of year as we get into the latter part of the week. High temperatures will be closer to the 90 degree mark by Friday and Saturday. Overnight lows will consistently be in the 70s this week.

INCREASING RAIN CHANCES LIKELY THIS WEEKEND… Spotty showers and thunderstorms will likely increase in coverage across the region as we get into Saturday and Sunday. I am not seeing a pattern that would suggest an all day rain event, but I am seeing more in the way of scattered showers and thunderstorms being possible toward the end of the week and into the weekend as an area of high pressure off to our west begins to wane in the influence of our local weather pattern.

TROPICS: QUIET IN ATLANTIC; ACTIVE PACIFIC… No tropical storms are expected to develop this week or into the upcoming weekend in the Gulf, Caribbean Sea, or Atlantic Ocean. The Pacific Basin is quite active with Hurricane Fausto and Hurricane Genevieve. Fausto will pass north of the Hawaiian Islands later this week and into the weekend as a decaying tropical storm. Impacts to Hawaii are expected to be relatively minor. Genevieve was a category 5 hurricane yesterday. Thankfully, the storm is in the open waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean and won’t directly affect land areas over the next few days.

APP… If you haven’t already downloaded the RedZone Weather app, now is a great time to do that. redzoneweather.com/app is the link to the free download. Once you have the RZW app installed on your iOS or Android device, be sure to visit the Alerts tab to turn on the specific notifications you’d like to receive. All notifications are handcrafted by me. No automation and we promise not to bug you!

See all the details in your Tuesday 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 nice Tuesday!

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6:32AM July 28, 2026



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7:39PM July 27, 2026

VERY HOT & HUMID TUESDAY; EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING… Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 28) very well may be the hottest day of the year across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Air temperatures will be near the 100 degree mark with heat index values in excess of 110° in many communities. Our local area is on the eastern side of a large ridge of high pressure, keeping much of the nation baking with excessive temperatures. Tuesday will be the hottest day in many communities across the Deep South ahead of slightly more normal summer heat returning later this week and into the weekend.

HEAT ALERTS FOR ALL OF ALABAMA & N.W. FLORIDA… An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for all coastal communities near the beaches and bays. Everyone else across the region and northward into Alabama has a Heat Advisory in effect for Tuesday. Regardless of if you’re involved with the warning or advisory, extreme heat is expected region wide.

SPOTTY STORMS POSSIBLE TUESDAY… Just like what happened today, isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the region. I expect MOST communities to remain completely dry and hot tomorrow. If you’re under one of the storms, count yourself as blessed as that should help to cool temperatures down by 10-20 degrees, depending on how long rainfall lasts. Rain chances will likely rise as we get into the upcoming weekend.

TROPICS: ATLANTIC BASIN QUIET… After Tropical Storm Bertha last week, we’re now back in a quiet period in the Atlantic Basin (including the Gulf and Caribbean Sea) with no tropical storms expected to form over the next 5-7 days. Seasonal outlooks consistently have suggested that the Atlantic Basin may have a below normal year, in terms of the number of tropical storms and hurricanes that form. We’re in a very strong El Niño pattern that typically suppresses hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin. It only takes one storm to make it a memorable year, however. I’ll be monitoring trends, particularly as we get into the three most active months of the hurricane season in August, September, and October. For now, we’re good with no significant tropical activity expected in the days ahead.

APP… If you haven’t already downloaded the RedZone Weather app, now is a great time to do that. redzoneweather.com/app is the link to the free download. Once you have the RZW app installed on your iOS or Android device, be sure to visit the Alerts tab to turn on the specific notifications you’d like to receive. All notifications are handcrafted by me. No automation and we promise not to bug you!

I will have the next detailed RedZone Weather forecast video posted by 7:15AM tomorrow morning.

Have a great Monday evening!

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5:37PM July 27, 2026




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4:09PM July 27, 2026




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