At the 1 o’clock hour in Central Alabama, we generally have mostly clear skies, with a few higher clouds moving in from Hurricane Harvey. Temperatures at this time are currently in the 80s and the lower 90s throughout the area. Haleyville is currently the cool spot at 81 degrees, while Eufaula sits at 93 degrees. Birmingham is currently at 86 degrees. With a nice breeze and lower dewpoint values, it doesn’t feel all that bad outside.
For The Rest Of Today
We’ll continue to have mostly clear to partly cloudy skies throughout the remainder of the day and into the evening hours. Afternoon highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s from north to south in Central Alabama. We’ll have some high clouds move in during the overnight hours tonight, but we will stay dry. Overnight lows will be in the mid-60s to the lower 70s.
The Central Alabama Weekend
We will have partly to mostly cloudy skies for both days throughout the weekend with only a very slight risk of an isolated shower in the extreme southwestern parts of Central Alabama on Sunday and Sunday evening. Afternoon highs on both days will be in the mid to upper 80s, with lows in the mid-60s to the lower 70s.
Hurricane Harvey Gets Closer To Texas
Harvey will be the first landfalling major hurricane to hit the United States since Wilma in 2005. The latest update (10:00 AM CDT) has Harvey’s minimum pressure down to 947mb with maximum sustained winds at 110 MPH. Once Harvey makes landfall late tonight or into the pre-dawn hours on Saturday morning, he will hug the coast in about the same general location until Monday when her will start moving to the northeast very slowly.
The threat of life-threatening flooding will come first from a storm surge up to 12 feet in some locations later today and into tomorrow. The threat of flooding will continue into the next several days as rainfall amounts of 15-25 inches are possible, with localized amounts up to 35 inches. There is also a tornado threat for the middle and upper Texas coast and slightly inland from now until at least through Sunday… if not longer.
It is still up in the air with exactly what Harvey will do after this weekend, but the latest GFS has it playing out over the south-central parts of Texas. We will still get some moisture from Harvey, but this will keep most of the moisture well west of Central Alabama.
Invest 92L
This disturbance is currently located over southern parts of the Florida Peninsula and is forecast to move slowly to the northeast and emerge out in the Atlantic. There is a medium chance that this could become Tropical Storm Irma within the next 5 days as it moves out to sea. There is a No issues for Central Alabama from this one.
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On This Day In Weather History
2005 – Katrina becomes a hurricane just before landfall in south Florida between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach. Maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were near 80 mph. There were eleven fatalities in South Florida, including four by falling trees. More than 1.3 million customers lost electrical services, and preliminary insured loss estimates ranged from $600 million to $2 billion in the state of Florida
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