Saturday will be hot and humid with a few storms, but Sunday will bring a few downpours. Check out the latest video forecasts. It will be a muggy, foggy, cloudy and wet start to Saturday this weekend, but the gray conditions will give way to hot afternoons. As the sun breaks through the clouds, temperatures will soar to nearly 90 degrees, a more seasonally appropriate high. However, the sweltering humidity can make it feel like the mid-to-early nineties. These will be accidental. Some places will get a downpour, while others will be completely dry. Heavy rain and storms are expected across central Alabama between noon and 7 p.m., with heavy downpours similar to previous days expected, along with frequent lightning and wind gusts. Some localized flooding is possible due to heavy downpours. A single storm will be able to dump more than 1 to 2 inches of rain in less than an hour. Little or none. It won't be exactly like this, but the patterns here show the realistic range of storm potential. will rise. While we'll have daily chances of rain and thunder, no day Tuesday through Friday looks like it's going to be a washout. Beach Forecast To start the week, waters remain stable and calm along the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida. The risk of rip currents remains low throughout the weekend. >>Beach Safety: Today's Rip Current Forecast The National Hurricane Center has identified an area in the Atlantic Ocean with a low likelihood of development over the next seven days. This is something to be concerned about, but not something to worry about. There is currently no threat from tropical activity along the Gulf Coast. While things have been pretty calm since Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, we still have a long way to go. Stay informed about the weather For the latest weather reports for your area, click here. And stay updated with alerts in the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here.
Saturday will be hot and humid with a few storms, but Sunday will bring a few downpours. Check out the latest video forecasts.
this weekend
Saturday
Saturday will start muggy, foggy, cloudy and humid, but the gray will give way to a hot afternoon. As the sun breaks through the clouds, temperatures will soar to nearly 90 degrees, a more seasonally appropriate high. However, the oppressive humidity can make it feel like the mid to upper 90s.
Severe storms will affect some areas on Saturday, but the storm's coverage looks limited. These will be accidental. Some places will get a quick downpour, while others will be completely dry.
Impact on weather on Sunday
Coverage looks higher for showers and storms on Sunday, now an impact day. Heavy rain and storms are expected across central Alabama between noon and 7 p.m., with heavy downpours similar to previous days expected, along with frequent lightning and wind gusts.
Some localized flooding is possible due to heavy downpours. A single storm will be able to dump more than 1 to 2 inches of rain in less than an hour.
Some communities will see more than 2 to 3 inches of rainfall totals by Sunday night, while others will see little or no rainfall.
The image below is an example of model guidance showing the jagged nature of heavy rain. While it won't turn out exactly like this, the patterns here show the realistic range of storm potential.
next week
Coverage of showers and storms will remain high as the new week begins, but by the middle of the week the storms will decrease and temperatures will warm. While we'll have daily chances of rain and thunder, no day Tuesday through Friday looks like it's going to be a washout.
beach forecast
Waters along the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida remain steady and calm to start the week. The risk of rip currents remains low throughout the weekend.
>>Beach Safety: Today's rip current forecast
The National Hurricane Center has designated areas in the Atlantic Ocean with low likelihood of development over the next seven days. This is something to be concerned about, but not something to worry about. There is currently no threat from tropical activity along the Gulf Coast.
Historically, most Atlantic tropical activity occurs in August-September and October. While things have been pretty calm since Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, we still have a long way to go.
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