Birmingham Weather Forecast

Rain and drizzle this morning, temperatures holding in the low-mid 70's. Finally the grip of the summer heat has loosened. It has been nice to not be drenched in sweat from the front door of my house to the car door. Today we start off rainy, but skies will clear a bit later today and temperature will make it into upper 80's in the afternoon. We will look for partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 90's for the remainder of your workweek. A weak front will arrive Friday. There will be a chance of an afternoon or nighttime shower. Behind that front mid-upper 60s overnight.

Weather Forecasters Summer Dream...

  I can put my feet up today...well for now.  When I got out of the car this morning at the station, an unfamiliar cool breeze hit my ankle. That delightful breeze on Red Mountain was a marvelous gift this morning. Working outside today? Well if you are, finally a break from the heat. Today is one of those days to look ahead. We are looking toward the weekend now on the hump day. A dry cold front will push through the area by the end of the week and leave us with Party Cloudy skies and upper 80s for your highs for the weekend, mid-upper 60s overnight...Enjoy!

Tropical Storm Danielle

At this time Monday Morning, there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

This morning at 5:00 am EST, the center of Tropical Storm Danielle was
located near latitude 14.8 north...longitude 37.1 west. Danielle is

moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph and this

general motion is expected to continue through Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph with higher

gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast. Danielle is

likely to become a Hurricane within the next 24 hours.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 85 miles.

Source:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Tropical Moisture, No Tropical System

We all hope for this soggy scenario in the summer. Tropical moisture without the damage. Bad thing is, LA and MS have seen localized flooding that has been reeking havoc across the Deep South.  Flooding is one of the main weather disasters that take life.  Inland flooding is also very important.  I always here people say they don't need to to worry because they do not live on the coast...that concerns me.  Here is some info to hopefully swap that frame of mind.

"In the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, inland flooding was responsible for more than half of the deaths associated with tropical cyclones in the United States."

Source: NOAA, NWS

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/inland_flood.shtml

NOAA Still Expects Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

Atlantic Basin for the whole season – June 1 to November 30 – NOAA’s updated outlook is projecting, with a 70% probability, a total of (including Alex, Bonnie and Colin):

• 14 to 20 Named Storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including:

• 8 to 12 Hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:

• 4 to 6 could be Major Hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)

 
Source:  http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100805_hurricaneupdate.html