After pounding Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Monday, Hurricane Fiona has intensified into the season’s first “major” hurricane with category 3 classification and can attain category 4 status over the next few days as it gradually turns to the northeast. On this track, Hurricane Fiona will come close to Bermuda by early Friday and become increasingly influenced by an amplifying upper-level ridge over the northeastern US. This upper-level trough will result in the coolest air mass of the season so far in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US and ultimately could cause Fiona to pull back towards the Canadian Maritime Provinces this weekend with the potential of a direct impact. Meanwhile, another tropical system is organizing east of the Windward Islands and it has a chance of intensifying over the warm Caribbean Sea during the next several days and ultimately, could become a threat to the Gulf of Mexico region.
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High pressure in the upper part of the atmosphere over the center of the nation will continue to generate hot weather across the Tennessee Valley with afternoon well up in the 90’s both today and Wednesday. The passage of a frontal system will bring relief for the second half of the week with highs by Friday afternoon likely close to the 80 degree mark.
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High pressure in the upper part of the atmosphere will be centered over the southern Plains and strengthen in coming days which will result in hot weather once again for the Tennessee Valley. Temperatures later today will reach the 90 degree mark and then likely well up into the 90’s on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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The weather pattern will continue to result in dry conditions around here as we go through the weekend and into the first half of next week. Temperatures will gradually increase during the next few days with afternoon highs likely to back near the 90 degree mark by Sunday and Monday.
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We have reached the mid-point of September and this is climatologically-speaking right around the peak time of the Atlantic Basin tropical season. True to form, there is a now a tropical storm named “Fiona” over the central Atlantic and it is likely to impact the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola later this weekend. Beyond that, it is somewhat unclear as to where Fiona will travel with one scenario featuring a continued movement to the west and towards the Gulf of Mexico and a second possibility with a “curvature to the north” over the Bahamas and then the western Atlantic off the eastern seaboard.
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The overall weather pattern for the reminder of the week and upcoming weekend will feature dry conditions which is a welcome relief from some on the recent rainfall in the northern part of Alabama. Strong high pressure headed for the northeastern states will influence be a controlling factor resulting in rain-free conditions for the next several days.
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The overall weather pattern for the reminder of the week and weekend will feature dry conditions which is a welcome relief from some on the recent rainfall in the northern part of Alabama. Strong high pressure headed for the northeastern states will influence our weather as well resulting in rain-free conditions for the next several days.
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A cold front pushed east of the region on Monday and high pressure has followed with a comfortable air mass for this time of year. In fact, this high pressure system will likely stay in charge through the reminder of the week with a gradual build up in warmth by Thursday and Friday, but no excessive heat is expected.
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High pressure will be in control for the next few days following the passage of a frontal system across the Tennessee Valley. Temperatures will be quite comfortable with highs later today in the upper 70’s and rising slowly to the mid 80’s by the middle of the week.
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High pressure will push off to the northeast of here today and moisture will be on the increase around here on its backside. As a result, the chance of showers and thunderstorms will increase and it will hang around through the upcoming weekend. Temperatures will remain pretty comfortable for the next several days with low-to-mid 80’s likely for afternoon highs.
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