Friday, July 4, 2025

Typical Summer Heat, Humidity, Occasional Rain in the Cards

FORECAST:

Saturday (High 92, Low 68): Mostly sunny. An isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible.

Sunday (High 93, Low 69): Mostly sunny. An isolated shower or thunderstorms is possible.

Monday (High 93, Low 70): Partly to mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK:

Tuesday (High 92, Low 71): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Wednesday (High 91, Low 71): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Thursday (High 90, Low 70): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Friday (High 89, Low 70): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

BEACH FORECAST:

Saturday (High 92, Low 74): Partly cloudy. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible.

Sunday (High 89, Low 74): Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are possible.

Monday (High 90, Low 74): Partly to mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are possible.

PRONÓSTICO:

Sábado (Máxima 92, Mínima 68): Mayormente soleado. Posibles lluvias o tormentas aisladas.

Domingo (Máxima 93, Mínima 69): Mayormente soleado. Posibles lluvias o tormentas aisladas.

Lunes (Máxima 93, Mínima 70): Parcialmente soleado. Posibles lluvias y tormentas aisladas.

PERSPECTIVA EXTENDIDA:

Martes (Máxima 92, Mínima 71): Parcialmente nublado con un 30 % de probabilidad de lluvias o tormentas.

Miércoles (Máxima 91, Mínima 71): Parcialmente nublado con un 30 % de probabilidad de lluvias o tormentas.

Jueves (Máxima 90, Mínima 70): Parcialmente nublado con un 30 % de probabilidad de lluvias o tormentas.

Viernes (Máxima 89, Mínima 70): Parcialmente nublado con un 30 % de probabilidad de lluvias o tormentas.

PRONÓSTICO DE LA PLAYA:

Sábado (Máxima 92, Mínima 74): Parcialmente nublado. Posibles lluvias y tormentas muy dispersas.

Domingo (Máxima 89, Mínima 74): Mayormente nublado. Posibles lluvias y tormentas numerosas.

Lunes (Máxima 90, Mínima 74): Parcialmente nublado. Posibles lluvias y tormentas.

NOTE:

Here are some safety guidelines about rip currents.

DISCUSSION:

Available on Substack, in written and audio form. 

Tropical Depression 3


This mainly looks like an issue for the Carolinas. They stand to get a lot of rain from this. Rip currents will also be a problem with this as with any tropical storm, which it probably will be by the time it makes landfall (which will probably be on Sunday).


Locally we have a few showers and even some stronger thunderstorms, which were not really expected today in such a dry airmass. The main storms are in Walker, Tuscaloosa, and Jefferson Counties - near places like Cordova, Parrish, and Gorgas. 

So this will influence future forecasts, let's go ahead and bring back that 20% chance of summer showers and storms. Even in the wake of a rare July cold front, we are not immune from what always seems to find a way to happen somewhere in the summer. 

460 

WTNT33 KNHC 042034

TCPAT3

 

BULLETIN

Tropical Depression Three Advisory Number   1

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL032025

500 PM EDT Fri Jul 04 2025

 

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OFF OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST...

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA...

 

 

SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

----------------------------------------------

LOCATION...30.8N 79.0W

ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM SSE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA

ABOUT 245 MI...395 KM SSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB...29.89 INCHES

 

 

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

--------------------

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

 

A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued from Edisto Beach, South

Carolina to Little River Inlet, South Carolina.

 

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

 

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...

* Edisto Beach to Little River Inlet

 

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are

possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

 

Interests elsewhere along the southeast coast of the United States

should monitor the progress of this system.  Additional warnings

and watches will likely be required for portions of this area

later tonight and Saturday.

 

For storm information specific to your area, including possible

inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your

local National Weather Service forecast office.

 

 

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

----------------------

At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Three

was located near latitude 30.8 North, longitude 79.0 West. The

depression is moving toward the north near 2 mph (4 km/h). A slow

motion toward the north-northwest is expected through Saturday,

followed by a motion toward the north Saturday night and Sunday.

On the forecast track, the center of the depression is expected to

move near or over the coast of South Carolina Sunday morning.

 

Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter data indicate

that maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher

gusts. Gradual strengthening is expected, and the system is forecast

to become a tropical storm on Saturday.

 

The minimum central pressure estimated from Air Force Reserve

Hurricane Hunter aircraft data is 1012 mb (29.89 inches).

 

 

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

----------------------

Key messages for Tropical Depression Three can be found in the

Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT3 and WMO

header WTNT43 KNHC.

 

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area

beginning late Saturday or early Sunday.

 

RAINFALL: Tropical Depression Three is expected to produce heavy

rainfall across portions of the coastal plain of the Carolinas

Saturday through Monday. Storm total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with

local amounts to 6 inches, is expected. This would result in an

elevated risk for flash flooding.

 

For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding

associated with Tropical Depression Three, please see the National

Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at

hurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?rainqpf

 

STORM SURGE: A storm surge of 1 to 2 ft above ground level could

occur along the coast in the tropical storm watch area in areas of

onshore flow.

 

SURF: The depression is expected to bring rough surf and rip

currents to much of the Carolina coastline during the next couple of

days.

 

 

NEXT ADVISORY

-------------

Next intermediate advisory at 800 PM EDT.

Next complete advisory at 1100 PM EDT.

 

$$

Forecaster Beven

  

000

WTNT43 KNHC 042035

TCDAT3

 

Tropical Depression Three Discussion Number   1

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL032025

500 PM EDT Fri Jul 04 2025

 

The wind circulation associated with the low pressure area east of

the coast of north Florida has become stronger, with aircraft and

scatterometer data indicating a well-defined circulation with

maximum winds near 30 kt and a radius of maximum wind of about

80-90 n mi. The system has also developed persistent convection east

and southeast of the center. Based on these developments,

advisories are being started on Tropical Depression Three. The

cyclone is currently being affected by 20-25 kt of southwesterly

shear caused by a mid- to upper-level trough not far to the west.

 

The initial motion is uncertain due to some reformation of the

center, with the best estimate of 360/2 kt.  During the next 24 h,

the cyclone should move slowly north-northwestward on the northeast

side of a developing mid- to upper-level low over the northeastern

Gulf.  After that time, the system should be steered northward with

a gradual increase in forward speed.  This motion should bring the

center near or over the coast of South Carolina Sunday morning.  A

generally northward motion should then continue until the system

dissipates over land.  While the guidance generally agrees with this

scenario, there is considerable spread in both the forecast

direction and speed, with the HWRF being a notable right outlier.

The forecast track is in best agreement with the GFS and the HCCA

corrected consensus model.

 

The current shear is expected to diminish on Saturday as the

upper-level trough moves westward away from the cyclone and the

upper-level winds become southerly. However, the upper-level winds

are forecast to become convergent, which may limit the amount of

convection the system produces.  Most of the guidance shows some

development as the system approaches the coast, so the intensity

forecast calls for modest strengthening to a tropical storm before

the cyclone makes landfall. This forecast is a little below the

intensity consensus.

 

Key Messages:

 

1. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area

beginning Saturday and continuing through Sunday morning.

 

2. Heavy rainfall across the coastal Carolinas will cause some flash

flooding from Saturday through Monday. Isolated to scattered flash

flooding could occur within more urbanized areas along the coastal

plain of the Carolinas.

 

3. The system is expected to bring rough surf and rip currents to

much of the Carolina coastline during the next couple of days.

 

 

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

 

INIT  04/2100Z 30.8N  79.0W   30 KT  35 MPH

 12H  05/0600Z 31.3N  79.1W   30 KT  35 MPH

 24H  05/1800Z 31.7N  79.5W   35 KT  40 MPH

 36H  06/0600Z 32.4N  80.0W   35 KT  40 MPH

 48H  06/1800Z 33.7N  80.0W   30 KT  35 MPH...INLAND

 60H  07/0600Z 35.0N  79.6W   25 KT  30 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND

 72H  07/1800Z...DISSIPATED

 

$$

Forecaster Beven

  

668 

WTCA43 KNHC 042035

TASAT3



BOLETÍN

Depresión Tropical Three Advertencia Número 1

Centro Nacional de Huracanes del SNM Miami FL  AL032025

500 PM EDT viernes 04 de julio de 2025


...SE FORMA DEPRESIÓN TROPICAL FUERA DE LA COSTA SURESTE DE LOS

ESTADOS UNIDOS...

...VIGILANCIA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL EMITIDA PARA PORCIONES DE

CAROLINA DEL SUR...



RESUMEN DE 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMACIÓN INFORMACIÓN

----------------------------------------------

UBICACIÓN...30.8N 79.0W

ALREDEDOR DE 150 MI...240 KM SSE DE CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA

ALREDEDOR DE 245 MI...395 KM SSW DE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA

VIENTOS MÁXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...35 MPH...55 KM/H

MOVIMIENTO ACTUAL...N O 360 GRADOS A 2 MPH...4 KM/H

PRESIÓN CENTRAL MÍNIMA...1012 MB...29.89 PULGADAS



VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS

--------------------

CAMBIOS CON ESTA ADVERTENCIA:


Una Vigilancia de Tormenta Tropical se ha emitido desde Edisto

Beach, Carolina del Sur a Little River Inlet, South Carolina.


RESUMEN DE VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS EN EFECTO:


Una Vigilancia de Tormenta Tropical está en efecto para...

* Edisto Beach a Little River Inlet


Una Vigilancia de Tormenta Tropical significa que las condiciones de

tormenta tropical son posibles dentro del área de vigilancia,

generalmente dentro de 48 horas.


Intereses en otro lugar a lo largo de la costa sureste de los

Estados Unidos deberían monitorear el progreso de este sistema. Es

probable que se requieran avisos y vigilancias adicionales para

porciones de esta área más tarde esta noche y el sábado.


Para información de la tormenta específica en su área, incluyendo

posibles vigilancias y avisos en el interior, por favor monitoree

los productos emitidos por su oficina de pronóstico del Servicio

Nacional de Meteorología local.



DISCUSIÓN Y PERSPECTIVAS

----------------------

A las 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), el centro de la Depresión Tropical

Three se localizó cerca de la latitud 30.8 Norte, longitud 79.0

Oeste. La depresión se está moviendo hacia el norte cerca de 2 mph

(4 km/h). Se espera un movimiento lento hacia el norte-noroeste

hasta el sábado, seguido de un movimiento hacia el norte el sábado

por la noche y el domingo. En la trayectoria pronosticada, se espera

que el centro de la depresión se mueva cerca o sobre la costa de

Carolina del Sur el domingo por la mañana.


Informes de datos de un Huracán Hunter de la Reserva de la Fuerza

Aérea indican que los vientos máximos sostenidos están cerca de 35

mph (55 km/h) con ráfagas más altas. Se espera un fortalecimiento

gradual, y se pronostica que el sistema se convierta en una tormenta

tropical el sábado.


La presión central mínima estimada de los datos del avión

Cazahuracán Hunter de la Reserva de la Fuerza Aérea es 1012 mb

(29.89 pulgadas).



PELIGROS AFECTANDO TIERRA

----------------------

Mensajes clave para la Depresión Tropical Three se pueden encontrar

en el

Ciclón Tropical Discusión bajo el encabezado AWIPS MIATCDAT3 y el

encabezado de la OMM WTNT43 KNHC.


VIENTO: Las condiciones de tormenta tropical son posibles en el área

de vigilancia que comienza el sábado a última hora o temprano el

domingo.


LLUVIA: Se espera que la Depresión Tropical Three produzca fuertes

lluvias a través de porciones de la llanura costera de las Carolinas

el sábado hasta el lunes. Se espera que la lluvia total de la

tormenta de 2 a 4 pulgadas, con cantidades locales de hasta 6

pulgadas. Esto resultaría en un riesgo elevado de inundaciones

repentinas.


Para una representación completa del pronóstico de lluvia e

inundaciones repentinas asociadas con la Depresión Tropical Three,

por favor vea el Gráfico de Tormenta de Lluvia Total del Servicio

Nacional de Meteorología, disponible en

hurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?rainqpf


MAREJADA DE TORMENTA: Una marejada de tormenta de 1 a 2 pies por

encima del nivel del suelo podría ocurrir a lo largo de la costa en

el área de vigilancia de la tormenta tropical en áreas de flujo en

tierra.


OLEAJE: Se espera que la depresión traiga oleaje y corrientes

marinas a gran parte de la costa de Carolina durante los próximos

dos días.



PRÓXIMA ADVERTENCIA

-------------

Próxima advertencia intermedia a las 800 PM EDT. Próxima advertencia

completa a las 1100 PM EDT.


$$

Pronosticador Beven



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000

WTNT53 KNHC 042036

TDSAT3

WTNT53 KNHC 042036

TDSAT3



Depresión Tropical Three Discusión Número 1

Centro Nacional de Huracanes del SNM Miami FL  AL032025

500 PM EDT viernes 04 de julio de 2025


La circulación del viento asociada con el área de baja presión al

este de la costa del norte de Florida se ha vuelto más fuerte, con

datos de aeronaves y dispersión que indican una circulación bien

definida con vientos máximos cerca de 30 kt y un radio de viento

máximo de aproximadamente 80-90 n mi. El sistema también ha

desarrollado convección persistente al este y al sureste del centro.

Basado en estos desarrollos, se están iniciando advertencias en la

Depresión Tropical Three. El ciclón está siendo afectado actualmente

por 20-25 kt de cizalladura del suroeste causada por una vaguada de

nivel medio a superior no muy lejos del oeste.


El movimiento inicial es incierto debido a alguna reformación del

centro, con la mejor estimación de 360/2 kt. Durante las próximas 24

h, el ciclón debería moverse lentamente hacia el norte-noroeste en

el lado noreste de un nivel bajo en desarrollo de media a alta sobre

el noreste del Golfo. Después de ese tiempo, el sistema debe ser

dirigido hacia el norte con un aumento gradual en la velocidad de

avance. Este movimiento debería traer el centro cerca o sobre la

costa de Carolina del Sur el domingo por la mañana. Un movimiento

generalmente hacia el norte debería continuar hasta que el sistema

se disipe sobre tierra. Si bien la guía generalmente está de acuerdo

con este escenario, hay una propagación considerable tanto en la

dirección como en la velocidad del pronóstico, con el HWRF siendo un

valor atípico derecho notable. La trayectoria pronosticada está en

el mejor acuerdo con el GFS y el modelo de consenso corregido HCCA.


Se espera que la cizalladura actual disminuya el sábado a medida que

la vaguada de nivel superior se mueve hacia el oeste lejos del

ciclón y los vientos de nivel superior se vuelven del sur. Sin

embargo, se pronostica que los vientos de nivel superior se vuelvan

convergentes, lo que puede limitar la cantidad de convección que el

sistema produce. La mayoría de la guía muestra algún desarrollo a

medida que el sistema se acerca a la costa, por lo que el pronóstico

de intensidad llama a un fortalecimiento modesto a una tormenta

tropical antes de que el ciclón toque tierra. Este pronóstico es un

poco por debajo del consenso de intensidad.


Mensajes Clave:


1. Las condiciones de tormenta tropical son posibles en el área de

vigilancia que comienza el sábado y continúa hasta el domingo por la

mañana.


2. Fuertes lluvia a través de la costa de las Carolinas causarán

algunas inundaciones repentinas desde el sábado hasta el lunes.

Inundaciones repentinas aisladas a dispersas podrían ocurrir dentro

de áreas más urbanizadas a lo largo de la llanura costera de las

Carolinas.


3. Se espera que el sistema traiga oleaje fuerte y corrientes

marinas a gran parte de la costa de Carolina durante los próximos

dos días.



POSICIONES DE PRONÓSTICO Y VIENTOS MÁXIMOS


INIT 04/2100Z 30.8N 79.0W 30 KT 35 MPH

 12H 05/0600Z 31.3N 79.1W 30 KT 35 MPH

 24H 05/1800Z 31.7N 79.5W 35 KT 40 MPH

 36H 06/0600Z 32.4N 80.0W 35 KT 40 MPH

 48H 06/1800Z 33.7N 80.0W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND

 60H 07/0600Z 35.0N 79.6W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND

 72H 07/1800Z...DISIPADO


$$

Pronosticador Beven


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Thursday, July 3, 2025

4th of July Weekend Forecast

FORECAST:

Independence Day (High 91, Low 67): Sunny. Seasonably hot.

Saturday (High 93, Low 69): Mostly sunny. Seasonably hot.

Sunday (High 92, Low 70): Mostly sunny. Rain chances staying minimal.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK:

Monday (High 91, Low 70): Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Tuesday (High 91, Low 71): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Wednesday (High 88, Low 72): Partly to mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Thursday (High 89, Low 71): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

READING TEA LEAVES:

Friday July 11 (High 90, Low 70): Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Saturday July 12 (High 89, Low 70): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Sunday July 13 (High 90, Low 71): Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

BEACH FORECAST:

Independence Day (High 92, Low 73): Mostly sunny.

Saturday (High 92, Low 75): Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered showers/thunderstorms.

Sunday (High 90, Low 73): Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of numerous showers/thunderstorms.

Next Week (Highs ~90, Lows ~75): Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered showers/thunderstorms.

NOTES:

Here are some reminders about how to stay safe in rip currents.

The Weatherbrains podcast recently interviewed Max Velocity.

Gary England passed away recently as well. As did Bill Moyers outside the world of weather.

Some of our neighbors to the North got a light show last night thanks to a solar storm. Here is a handy reference for when the aurora borealis will be visible from where.

If you have any feedback on my attempts at Spanish forecasts, feel free to send me an e-mail or leave a comment.

DISCUSSION:

Available on Substack, where I'm gradually migrating these weather efforts. 

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Seasonably Hot with Lower Humidity for a Couple Days

FORECAST:

Thursday (High 88, Low 65): Mostly sunny. Patchy fog is possible in the morning, but humidity levels should be low. 

Independence Day (High 91, Low 67): Sunny. Seasonably hot but with relatively low humidity.

Saturday (High 92, Low 70): Mostly sunny. Seasonably hot.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK:

Sunday (High 91, Low 70): Partly to mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Monday (High 91, Low 71): Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms. 

Tuesday (High 90, Low 70): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms. 

Wednesday (High 89, Low 72): Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers/thunderstorms. 

BEACH FORECAST:

Thursday (High 93, Low 74): Sunny.

Independence Day (High 93, Low 74): Mostly sunny.

Saturday (High 92, Low 76): Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered showers/thunderstorms.

Sunday (High 90, Low 74): Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of numerous showers/thunderstorms.

Monday through Wednesday (Highs ~90, Lows ~75): Partly to mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of showers/thunderstorms. 

PRONÓSTICO:

Jueves (Máxima 88, Mínima 65): Mayormente soleado. Posible niebla dispersa por la mañana, pero la humedad debería ser baja.

Día de la Independencia (Máxima 91, Mínima 67): Soleado. Calor típico de la época, pero con humedad relativamente baja.

Sábado (Máxima 92, Mínima 70): Mayormente soleado. Calor típico de la época.

PERSPECTIVA EXTENDIDA:

Domingo (Máxima 91, Mínima 70): Parcialmente soleado con un 20 % de probabilidad de lluvias/tormentas.

Lunes (Máxima 91, Mínima 71): Parcialmente nublado con un 20 % de probabilidad de lluvias/tormentas.

Martes (Máxima 90, Mínima 70): Parcialmente nublado con un 30 % de probabilidad de lluvias/tormentas.

Miércoles (Máxima 89, Mínima 72): Parcialmente nublado con un 30 % de probabilidad de lluvias/tormentas.

PRONÓSTICO DE LA PLAYA:

Jueves (Máxima 93, Mínima 74): Soleado.

Día de la Independencia (Máxima 93, Mínima 74): Mayormente soleado.

Sábado (Máxima 92, Mínima 76): Parcialmente nublado con un 40 % de probabilidad de lluvias/tormentas dispersas.

Domingo (Máxima 90, Mínima 74): Mayormente nublado con un 50 % de probabilidad de numerosas lluvias/tormentas.

De Lunes a Miércoles (Máximas ~90, Mínimas ~75): Parcialmente nublado con un 50 % de probabilidad de lluvias/tormentas.

DISCUSSION:

Aside from some fog this morning, we had a mostly sunny day in Cullman with a High of 88 and a Low of 70. 





The cold front is down to about Dothan, which just doesn't sound right for the beginning of July. But weather and even climate are variable. We've got some high pressure moving in from the Mid-South that will dominate our weather for most of this forecast period. 

Tomorrow looks like another mostly sunny day with a High near 87-88 and a Low of about 65-66. Could see some fog in the morning again.

Then the 4th of July looks sunny with the High in the range of about 89-92, the Low about 65-68. 

Actually looking mostly sunny again on Saturday with negligible rain chances, too low to even worry about. Look for a High in the lower 90's and a Low in the upper 60's. 

By Sunday we'll bring back that typical isolated 20% chance of rain that comes with nearly every summer day around here, look for a High near 90 or so, Low near 70. 

Similar weather for Monday with just isolated showers and storms that cook up in the heat and humidity. Most of us won't see any rain, just have a mix of sun and a few clouds, typical heat and humidity for this time of year. 

Global models suggest enough increase in moisture to justify a 30% chance of rain for Tuesday, similar temperatures, Highs near 90, Lows near 70. 

And we'll maintain that same rain chance for Wednesday, even though some guidance wants to bump the rain chance up further. Even with this recent cold front, the coverage of rain across our region was overblown by the models. So I'm not even bumping the PoP up to 40% just yet for Wednesday. 


Having said that, we do have a 40% chance of something developing this weekend or next week in the tropics from the remnants of this cold front and its associated surface Low. It is currently looking more likely to affect the Florida Bend/Peninsula into the Atlantic than to be a big issue for the Gulf. But it's just something to watch. The chance of tropical (or even subtropical) development here is moderate at this point. And somebody could get some pretty decent rain from it, wherever it forms (if it does) and drifts. 

It's not anything to get really worked up about or let it disrupt any vacation plans. 


Hurricane Flossie is moving Northwest at 9 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. And it is expected to weaken to a tropical storm, then a tropical depression, before dissipating this weekend over the open water. Any of those watches and warnings that were in effect for parts of Southern Mexico from this system have been discontinued. 

Sometimes the news is good, what can I say?


Our rainfall totals will average generally less than half an inch up this way for this forecast period, pretty typical for early July. Obviously if that subtropical (or tropical) Low does get going over Florida or the Atlantic, then whoever gets the brunt of it could have more significant rainfall. 

If you'd like to support this blog, hold off on "buying me a coffee" via that website. I'm working on migrating it to Substack, like I toyed around with a few months ago. I think I can do it long-term over there with a modest subscription fee. And you can still get the bullet points for free over here. I may try that as soon as tomorrow. Where the detailed discussions will be over there behind a paywall, albeit a modest one. And this will simply have the cliff's notes form of the forecast and I guess whenever there is a need for real-time updates on storms. Which doesn't happen that often in the summer, but will again in the late Fall usually. I've struggled for a long time trying to decide how to make this blog a professional effort, and I think Substack is the next logical step in that direction. It also allows audio forecasts, which I can't do here. A lot of people might find those useful. And a lot of people would rather hear something than read it. 

A friend of mine lost an uncle today who sounded like one of the sweetest guys in the world, just really warm and sharing with the whole family. For the most part, I'm going to try to keep personal notes like that off this blog in the future. But for now, this is still pretty low-tech and home-grown. So I'll just acknowledge the sadness of it, someone fighting for months in the hospital . . . and sometimes as a relative of mine put it (when her husband was dying many years ago), it is simply a battle you are not going to win. So our weather is calm. To those of you who can, please savor as many summer days (on a front porch or elsewhere) with the people you love, and occasionally remind yourself (to borrow a line from Kurt Vonnegut): If this isn't nice, what is?

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Seasonably Hot and Dry for the Next Few Days

Wednesday (High 87, Low 69): Becoming mostly sunny. An isolated, lingering shower is possible in the morning. 

Thursday (High 89, Low 65): Sunny. Seasonably hot but with low humidity. 

Independence Day (High 92, Low 68): Mostly sunny. Seasonably hot but with lower humidity than usual. 

Saturday (High 91, Low 70): Mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Sunday (High 91, Low 71): Mostly sunny with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Monday (High 90, Low 70): Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

Tuesday (High 91, Low 70): Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers/thunderstorms.

As we approach the 5 o' clock hour, latest observations show mostly sunny skies in Cullman. The temperature is 86 degrees. The dewpoint is 75 degrees, making the relative humidity 70%. It also makes the heat index 95 degrees, and it sure does feel like it. Winds are from the Northwest at 7 miles per hour. The pressure is 29.96 inches and falling. The Low temperature this morning was 70. 


We've got a cold front pushing through the region here at the first of July. How's that for irony? The stronger thunderstorms right now are focused over about the southern third of Alabama. We've only got a few widely scattered showers and storms up this way in North Alabama up into Tennessee. 



And as usual, our morning upper-air soundings showed some unstable air and almost no wind shear in our region. 




Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with only a 20% chance of a lingering shower, the High near 86-87, the Low about 67-68. 

For Thursday expect sunny skies and look for a High in about the 87-89 range, the Low about 64-67 range.

Then we'll be swingin' on the 4th of July with mostly sunny skies and Highs about 90 or so, Lows in the upper 60's. 

The models aren't really showing it until about Monday, but I'm going with climatology and my own good sense/personal past experience and blanketing Saturday through Tuesday with a 20% chance of isolated rain in there with the heat and humidity, more sun than clouds overall, but a mix, Highs near 90, Lows near 70. 


The National Hurricane Center is still monitoring the remnants of this front once it gets into the Gulf, the Florida Peninsula, and the Atlantic. Some of it could form into a surface Low that could take on subtropical or tropical characteristic this weekend or early next week. The chance of a tropical cyclone here is relatively low, but they're keeping an eye on it. And anybody doing vacations during this time frame, that's all I'd do: Keep a casual eye on it, just to be on the safe side. But don't lose any sleep over it. Most scenarios like this turn out to be not that big a deal . . . often a total "nothingburger".



Hurricane Flossie is bringing heavy rains and tropical storm force winds to parts of Southwest Mexico, mainly the states of Michoaca'n, Colima, and Jalisco. Its movement is to the Northwest at 7 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 110 mph. It is expected to continue to strengthen over the next day or two, then weaken and dissipate this weekend over water. 


It does look like some heavy rains could fall in the Florida Bend and Peninsula in the long range of this forecast period and of course over the Gulf waters. Up this way, our rainfall amounts will tend to be light, averaging less than a half an inch. And this does look like a pretty dry forecast after today for the most part. But you know the joke to summer around here: You can get the only shower or storm in the whole state, and it can sometimes bring you enough rain to go around for everybody else. So of course keep that in mind when viewing these maps, the scattered and seemingly random nature of our summer convection. 

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