Posted on July 5th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
The weather felt great this morning with lows in the upper 60s. An upper-level ridge is going to keep us mainly dry and hot this week. Expect temperatures to reach 95 by Wednesday. While the rain will be close, the ridge of high pressure will do a good job holding the showers off until the [...]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Kurt Schmitz
It looks like the weather is falling into place almost perfectly for the 4th of July weekend here in the valley. A strong surface high over the Northeast is expected to build southward along the Atlantic coast and exert its influence in a big way over our weather.
The main effect will be the circluation of [...]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
The normal high this time of year is right at 90 degrees F. If you’re wondering about the next several weeks. the Climate Prediction Center is indicating below average temperatures and above average precipitation. While the three month outlook is still indicating a rather hot and dry Summer. The next few weeks may be a [...]
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Posted on July 1st, 2010 by Kurt Schmitz
All signs are increasingly pointing to a most fortunate weather setup for us this Independence Day weekend. A dry air mass has been lurking just north of the Gulf region for a few days now, and computer models are calling on this air to make a push southward starting tonight.
For starters, it means that today [...]
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Posted on June 29th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
I thought I’d share the comparison between the National Hurricane Center’s track of Alex and our VIPIR computer models forecast. Found it interesting that VIPIR is bringing Alex onto land between Brownsville and Corpus Christi, TX. The official NHC track keeps the storm positioned farther south in Mexico. Landfall is expect tomorrow afternoon. We’ll continue [...]
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Posted on June 29th, 2010 by Kurt Schmitz
We have good chances for rain the next couple of days, with scattered showers and thunderstorms an almost certain bet for our area through Thursday. Most of the storms will be confined to the afternoon and evening hours. This being summer, we’re not expecting a lot of severe weather, other than the occasional small scale, [...]
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Posted on June 28th, 2010 by Kurt Schmitz
Our weather this week will be highlighted by two things: better rain chances with more numerous thundershowers the next couple of days, and an easing of the heat and humidity later in the week.
At least through Wednesday we will have plenty of humidity and a moist, unstable atmosphere around. Helped out by a weak front coming [...]
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Posted on June 27th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
If you’re tired of the heat and humidity, do I have a forecast for you! There are still some variables to be ironed out especially concerning Alex. But, I’m fairly confident we will expereince some milder weather by Wednesday. Expect highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s from Wednesday through the 4th of July [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
We will know this afternoon if the wave in the Caribbean has strengthened into a tropical depression. Here’s the latest from the National Hurricane Center.
Alex Likely forming
A LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED BETWEEN THE NORTHEAST COAST OF HONDURAS
AND GRAND CAYMAN CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. SHOWER
ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATED THIS MORNING…AND
SURFACE PRESSURES [...]
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Posted on June 24th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED BETWEEN THE EASTERN TIP OF HONDURAS
AND JAMAICA HAS BECOME BETTER DEFINED THIS EVENING. SURFACE
PRESSURES HAVE BEEN FALLING IN THE AREA AND THERE HAS BEEN AN
INCREASE IN THE SHOWER ACTIVITY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE GRADUALLY
BECOMING MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THE SYSTEM COULD [...]
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