7:00 AM | ***Tropical storm formation likely next 24 hours or so over the Gulf of Mexico...system likely headed towards central Gulf States by later Saturday...heavy rain threat here this weekend***
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for Huntsville, Alabama
Today
Mainly sunny, very warm, highs in the upper 80’s; N winds at 5 to 10 mph
Tonight
Mainly clear, mild, lows in the mid 60’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, very warm, near 90 degrees for afternoon highs
Friday Night
Mainly clear, mild, near 70 degrees
Saturday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, warm and humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, upper 80's
Sunday
Mainly cloudy, breezy, warm and humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms, some of the rain can be heavy at times, mid-to-upper 80’s
Monday
Mainly cloudy, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid-to-upper 80’s
Tuesday
Partly sunny, warm, chance of showers and thunderstorms, mid 80’s
Discussion
A tropical wave will begin to turn the north today over the southern Gulf of Mexico and it is likely to intensify into tropical storm status by later Friday. On Saturday, this tropical storm is likely to be nearing the central Gulf coastal region and rainfall could spread into Mississippi and Alabama. After landfall, the tropical wave is likely to push to the northeast with its leftover rains moving into the Tennessee Valley on Sunday and Carolinas and Virginia by Monday. If this system does indeed reach tropical storm status (and that is quite probable), it would take on the name of “Claudette”.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
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