A heat index near 100°F and more heavy thunderstorms move in on Friday

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Feeling like the 100s and more storms hitting Alabama Friday

FIRST, THIS IS WVTM. 13 WEATHER THURSDAY NIGHT. WE’RE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND ALREADY AND IT WILL BE HOT, IT WILL BE HUMID AND THERE WILL BE SOME MORE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. AND THE SAME KIND OF THING GOES FOR TOMORROW AS WELL. SATURDAY’S HIGH AROUND 92, SUNDAY’S HIGH AT 93. AND BOTH DAYS THAT FEELS LIKE TEMP. THE HEAT INDEX LIKELY TO BE WELL OVER 100 AT TIMES. SO HERE’S THE FORECAST DOWN TOWARD THE GULF COAST. IF YOU HAVE BEACH PLANS, BE A LITTLE STORMY DOWN THAT WAY. SCATTERED IN NATURE, THOUGH IT WON’T RAIN THE ENTIRE TIME. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FAIRLY LIMITED THIS WEEKEND. AND TOMORROW, WELL, IT JUST LOOKS HOT, HUMID AND OCCASIONALLY STORMY. WE’LL START THE MORNING WITH SOME CLOUDS AND SOME FOG. SEE A VERY LIMITED CHANCE OF A SHOWER DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. BUT THEN THE LATER INTO THE AFTERNOON WE GO, SOME OF THESE DOWNPOURS THAT MOVE IN. NOT ONLY ARE THEY HEAVY, BUT THEY’RE GOING TO KNOCK THE TEMPERATURE DOWN AS WELL. ONCE RAIN BEGINS WHERE YOU ARE, WE DROP FROM THE LOW 90S DOWN INTO THE UPPER 80S WITH ABOUT A 60% CHANCE THAT DOWN POURS ARE HITTING ANY GIVEN SPOT, ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF BIRMINGHAM. THERE’S NO RAIN ON WVTM 13. LIVE DOPPLER RADAR RIGHT NOW. WE’RE TRACKING A DISTURBANCE. IT’S OUT TO OUR NORTHWEST. AND THIS IS PART OF THAT UNUSUAL, REALLY STRONG AND UNUSUALLY FAR SOUTH JET STREAM THAT WE’VE BEEN WATCHING ALL SEASON SO FAR. HERE’S A LITTLE PUSH OF STRONGER UPPER AIR WINDS THAT ARE HELPING TO DRIVE THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. BY TOMORROW MORNING, IT’S OVER ARKANSAS. WE’LL TRACK IT OVER MISSISSIPPI AND INTO WEST ALABAMA TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW EVENING. AND THAT’S GOING TO KICK OFF LOTS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ALTHOUGH I DO THINK THE GREATEST RISK OF HEAVY STORMS, MARION WINSTON WALKER, FAYETTE, LAMAR, TUSCALOOSA, JEFFERSON, COLEMAN AND BLUNT COUNTIES, THE FARTHER SOUTHEAST YOU GO, THE LESS LIKELY IT IS THAT WE GET, THE MORE WIDESPREAD DOWNPOURS. BY 5 P.M. WE’VE GOT STORMS IN WEST ALABAMA. THOSE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE BIRMINGHAM METRO AREA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF, SAY, 3 TO 7 P.M. AND SOME OF THIS MAY LAST UNTIL ABOUT 10:00. BUT BY 10 P.M. TOMORROW, MOST OF THOSE ARE STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN. IT’S GOING TO BE MUGGY IN THE MORNING, 75 AS THE SUN COMES UP, 92 DEGREES TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A HEAT INDEX CLOSE TO 100 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NO, IT’S NOT GOING TO RAIN THE ENTIRE TIME. YOU JUST HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH YOUR PLANS BECAUSE A DOWNPOUR COULD DEVELOP AT JUST ABOUT ANY TIME. SATURDAY’S HEAT INDEX, AROUND 100 TO 105, WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT ON SUNDAY. AND THEN A WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE BEGINS TO DEVELOP ON MONDAY AS A BIG RIDGE STARTS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES. THAT’S GOING TO PUSH THE TEMPERATURE AROUND HERE INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S TOWARD THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. THAT IS THAT’S RYAN HENNESSY KIND OF WEATHE

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Feeling like the 100s and more storms hitting Alabama Friday

Sweaty weather never left, but the heat and humidity intensifies Friday with highs in the 90s, a heat index near 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and some scattered heavy afternoon storms. Check the video forecast for the latest.HOT FRIDAY, STORMY FRIDAYExpect a few spotty storms around through Thursday evening, and it stays warm and muggy, with temperatures slowly dropping into the mid-70s overnight under a fair sky. A brief shower or storm remains possible through early Friday morning, mainly north of Birmingham into the Tennessee Valley.Temperatures jump into the 90s with a heat index at or above 100 degrees Farenheit from midday through late afternoon unless you are lucky enough to catch a brief downpour.More rain develops at times on Friday. Will it rain all day? No. Will we see a repeat of Thursday’s flash flooding? No.We do expect clusters of heavy thunderstorms capable of torrential rainfall and frequent, dangerous lightning between 1 PM and 10 PM. The chance of storms begins northwest of Birmingham just after lunchtime Friday and expands eastward and southward through the evening. It looks like rain becomes most likely in the Birmingham metro area between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., with more unevenly scattered storms leaving behind more than 1-2 inches of rain in some neighborhoods while others miss most of the heavy rain.WEEKEND HEAT, STORMS CONTINUE Occasional showers and thunderstorms rumble across the region through the weekend, but neither Saturday nor Sunday offers a total rain-out or a guaranteed downpour for any single spot. Hit-or-miss is the name of the game this time of year, and plans need to be flexible to avoid being caught in a quick heavy storm. While most storms will not be severe, they can generate a lot of dangerous lightning. If lightning is happening within 10 miles of your location, it's time to move inside.Morning lows stay in the 70s, afternoon highs jump into the lower 90s, and the heat index spikes to 100 degrees to 105 degrees between noon and 5 p.m. on both days. HEAT WAVE NEXT WEEKThree hundred seventy days have passed since Birmingham's last 100-degree day. Two weeks ago, we came close to the 100s with three days in the upper 90s; the heat index surpassed 105 degrees on several days, but the thermometer never cracked triple digits. Will next week's heat wave do what the last one could not? Possibly.A ridge over the southwestern United States expands eastward to Alabama early next week: squashing the chance of daily storms and turning up the heat. Temperatures rise to the middle and upper 90s with a heat index over 105°F daily starting Tuesday.One hundred-degree heat is unusual in Alabama; we can go years between observations of hundreds in Birmingham. The chance of 100-plus-degree weather next week is around 50% at this point; we will see how that trends over the next few days.The heat lasts through the end of the week, and then there are signs of another period of stormy weather from Friday through next weekend.CLICK TO SEE THE 7-DAY FORECASTSTAY WEATHER AWAREGet the free WVTM 13 app and turn on the alerts for the latest weather updates in your neighborhood.For the latest Birmingham weather information and central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.Current Weather ConditionsHourly Forecast | 10-Day ForecastInteractive RadarBirmingham SkycamsLive Doppler RadarSign Up For Email Weather AlertsDownload the WVTM 13 AppDon't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

HOT FRIDAY, STORMY FRIDAY

Expect a few spotty storms around through Thursday evening, and it stays warm and muggy, with temperatures slowly dropping into the mid-70s overnight under a fair sky. A brief shower or storm remains possible through early Friday morning, mainly north of Birmingham into the Tennessee Valley.

Temperatures jump into the 90s with a heat index at or above 100 degrees Farenheit from midday through late afternoon unless you are lucky enough to catch a brief downpour.

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More rain develops at times on Friday. Will it rain all day? No. Will we see a repeat of Thursday’s flash flooding? No.

We do expect clusters of heavy thunderstorms capable of torrential rainfall and frequent, dangerous lightning between 1 PM and 10 PM.

The chance of storms begins northwest of Birmingham just after lunchtime Friday and expands eastward and southward through the evening. It looks like rain becomes most likely in the Birmingham metro area between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., with more unevenly scattered storms leaving behind more than 1-2 inches of rain in some neighborhoods while others miss most of the heavy rain.

WEEKEND HEAT, STORMS CONTINUE

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Occasional showers and thunderstorms rumble across the region through the weekend, but neither Saturday nor Sunday offers a total rain-out or a guaranteed downpour for any single spot. Hit-or-miss is the name of the game this time of year, and plans need to be flexible to avoid being caught in a quick heavy storm. While most storms will not be severe, they can generate a lot of dangerous lightning. If lightning is happening within 10 miles of your location, it's time to move inside.

Morning lows stay in the 70s, afternoon highs jump into the lower 90s, and the heat index spikes to 100 degrees to 105 degrees between noon and 5 p.m. on both days.

HEAT WAVE NEXT WEEK

Three hundred seventy days have passed since Birmingham's last 100-degree day.

Two weeks ago, we came close to the 100s with three days in the upper 90s; the heat index surpassed 105 degrees on several days, but the thermometer never cracked triple digits. Will next week's heat wave do what the last one could not? Possibly.

alabama weather forecast

A ridge over the southwestern United States expands eastward to Alabama early next week: squashing the chance of daily storms and turning up the heat. Temperatures rise to the middle and upper 90s with a heat index over 105°F daily starting Tuesday.

One hundred-degree heat is unusual in Alabama; we can go years between observations of hundreds in Birmingham. The chance of 100-plus-degree weather next week is around 50% at this point; we will see how that trends over the next few days.

The heat lasts through the end of the week, and then there are signs of another period of stormy weather from Friday through next weekend.