7:00 AM | *Excessive heat wanes after today...an active tropical scene*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for Huntsville, AL
Today
Partly sunny, very hot, humid, chance of PM showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 90’s
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the lower 70’s
Saturday
Partly sunny, not quite as hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 90’s for afternoon highs
Saturday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, muggy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 70’s for late night lows
Sunday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Monday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Wednesday
Partly sunny, hot, humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 90 degrees
Discussion
The excessive heat will continue for another day here in northern Alabama with afternoon high temperatures likely to reach the mid-to-upper 90’s. Temperatures will edge downward over the next couple of days with highs this weekend generally closer to the 90 degree mark. Meanwhile, the tropical scene remains quite active. One system near The Atlantic Basin tropical scene remains quite active today with multiple systems to monitor. One system over the Bahamas this morning is likely to strengthen as it heads slowly towards Florida over the next couple of days and a batch of showers and thunderstorms over the eastern Gulf of Mexico may organize as it moves westward. In addition, two tropical waves now exist in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the front running system will likely push into the eastern Caribbean Sea in several days and will have to be closely watched.
One final note, this happens to be Friday the 13th and only about 1% of full moons fall on a Friday the 13th. This one is even rarer as it is occurring near apogee, the farthest point in the moon's orbit. This hasn't happened since 1832 and won't happen again for more than 500 years.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com