7:00 AM | *Hurricane "Delta" headed towards the north-central Gulf coast*
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for Huntsville, Alabama
Today
Partly sunny, warm, highs near 85 degrees
Tonight
Partly cloudy, mild, lows in the low-to-mid 60’s
Friday
Mainly cloudy, cooler, chance of showers, upper 70’s for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly cloudy, mild, mid 60’s for late night lows
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, warm, breezy, chance of showers and thunderstorms, near 80 degrees
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, a bit cooler, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 70’s
Monday
Mainly sunny, breezy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, lower 80’s
Tuesday
Mainly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, upper 70’s
Discussion
Hurricane “Delta” pounded the northeastern part of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula yesterday as a category 2 storm and has now pushed over the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico. After its bump into with the Yucatan Peninsula, Hurricane “Delta” is encountering favorable conditions for intensification as it churns northwest over the still warm waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico in an environment with low wind shear and high moisture content. As such, Hurricane “Delta” is likely to re-intensify into “major” hurricane status as it heads on a path towards the north-central Gulf coast - and perhaps right to the same region that experienced the landfall of Hurricane Laura earlier this tropical season. After landfall likely on Friday, the remains of Hurricane “Delta” are then likely to push to the north and east bringing significant rainfall to the Deep South, Tennessee Valley and perhaps to the Mid-Atlantic region late in the upcoming weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
perspectaweather.com