However, don't tell that to our weather! It's been hot, 92° yesterday; humid, dew points have been running in the 70s; and we've been somewhat dry the last few days, which is about to change starting later tonight.
Tonight:
Tonight is the night when a cold front is supposed to get perilously close to us and give us rain. I say perilously because we have High School Football, which is sort of a big deal around here but not as big as baseball, tonight! Those heading out to the games should probably pack the poncho as we look at scattered showers and storms sag south from northern Alabama and Georgia. We aren't looking at any severe weather with these showers and storms, just some rain and a bit of lightning, which can be dangerous out on the field!The Weekend:
The cold front mentioned above will lose a TON of steam tonight. As a result, the cold front will morph into a stationary front. Sure, it will mosey north and south across Alabama and Georgia over the weekend, but we'll be so close to it that scattered showers and storms remain in the forecast for the duration of the weekend. The showers and storms are most likely after lunchtime and will last into the early evening hours, so Noon~10 PM EDT. Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s to low 90s before the showers and storms fire up.
SEC Football:
The weather could also play an important role during WRBL's SEC Game of the Week as Georgia takes on South Carolina in Columbia. The forecast calls for scattered showers and storms possible throughout the game. Kickoff is 3:30 PM EDT, but it could be the third week in a row we've seen a weather delay due to lightning in the SEC. Florida had their game cancelled against Idaho and Auburn had a lightning delay the first week of the season. Texas A&M also had to deal with a lightning delay of their own last week. We'll see if this game is added to the list...Just an fyi, Alabama's game against Southern Miss is looking okay with a chance of showers (no thunderstorms) and temperatures in the low 80s.
Early Next Week:
The stationary frontal boundary that plagues us over the weekend will stick around for the first half of the work week. That means more scattered showers and storms in the afternoon with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.
Tropics Watch:
It's also interesting to note that we will have to keep an eye on the disturbance over Florida. This disturbance is forecast to remain rather weak. It is, however, about to roll into the Gulf of Mexico which has water temperatures well into the 80s. The only thing keeping this disturbance from gaining any strength is an upper low causing some shear. If that fades away (not likely) then we could be looking at a Tropical Depression or Storm in the Gulf. Too early to tell what it wants to do, so stay tuned for that.
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| Tropical "Swirl" over Florida Friday Afternoon. Moves into Gulf and Could Develop. |
Again, this is the place I stick the "voodoo" stuff, or things not likely to happen or that I'm skeptical about in the models. It worked out well last time I posted as the CAD one model was trying to develop early next week isn't likely to happen.
Today's "voodoo" is another cold front late next week the models are advertising. The Euro is dragging a cold front through here Wednesday/Thursday of next week. Meanwhile, the GFS has the cold front getting close, much like this weekend's, before stalling it out very close to us. I have a feeling this cold front will dip a little more south (the trough at 500 mb supports that), but it will still struggle to sweep far enough south of us to tap into fall like weather. Time will tell... Until next time! Cheers!
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