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The remnants of Helene are keeping clouds and showers around, and there is another tropical threat in the Gulf next week.
Alabama's weather stays cloudy and damp for Sunday and then will be hotter again next week
The remnants of Helene are keeping clouds and showers around, and there is another tropical threat in the Gulf next week.
So as of Saturday afternoon, we're tracking two active storms and two areas of invest areas where the National Hurricane Center is interested in potential development. Soon. This one that's way out in the Atlantic, that one's probably going to become Kirk. And this one that's in the Caribbean, unless something beats it to it, it'll likely get the name Leslie sometime later this next week toward next weekend and look where it's headed the Gulf of Mexico yet again. Uh When we had our systems over the past couple of weeks, you had Francine that hit Louisiana. Uh Then you had, of course Helene that hit the Florida coastline that did *** little bit of damage to the ocean temperatures or what's called oceanic heat content that's looking at what's available for fueling *** tropical cyclone. And in this case, the water temperatures have cooled over the eastern part of the Gulf and here near the Yucatan, there was *** lot of upwelling, but look at this, this is called loop current right here. Uh There's *** lot of really warm water moving northbound there. There's plenty of warm water out here in the Western Gulf. So watch what happens with this thing called the central American gear. You get this broad area of low pressure that develops over central America and often these things will seed tropical development. So they basically assist in hurricane formation. And sure enough, look at that by Wednesday of next week, this is the GFS model and not only it's, it's look, it's not out there by itself. Uh It along with multiple other global models suggesting that we've got *** tropical system, whether it be tropical storm or hurricane moving into the Gulf toward the end of next week. Now, this is more specifics about that GFS model and this is kind of impressive looking. Uh You, you see this potential gulf coast threat next weekend, we'll run it from about Friday to Monday. The fourth through the seventh models are gonna flip flop all over the place with it, but Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida kinda all under the gun for the potential of yet another storm making landfall on the gulf coast. Now, if we run this model to its completion and remember *** lot of flip flop movement back and forth with it, that would be wants to bring it up across Southeast Alabama. Uh There is room for this thing to potentially go in all the way as far west as maybe western Louisiana and then some guidance including the GFS ensembles and the European model that want to send it back over here toward that northeast corner of the Gulf and that's desperate where we do not need this at this point. So how will that affect the weather in Alabama in the next seven days? Well, if we get rid of these spotty showers on Sunday, we have *** few sunny days, then of course, we're gonna watch the Gulf going into next weekend. High temperatures are gonna be in the eighties overnight. Lows down in the sixties and very limited risk of any rain at all until maybe next Friday or Saturday.
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Alabama's weather stays cloudy and damp for Sunday and then will be hotter again next week
The remnants of Helene are keeping clouds and showers around, and there is another tropical threat in the Gulf next week.
The remnants of Helene will keep the clouds and occasional showers coming Sunday, but we will be looking at another tropical threat in the Gulf in the next seven days. Check the video forecast for the latest.SUNDAY SHOWERSHurricane Helene’s remnant low will still be near enough to keep some clouds and showers in Alabama’s Sunday weather forecast. Rain will be light and of limited impact, and the best chance will set up near and north of Interstate 20 through the afternoon and evening.Expect a cooler-than-normal kind of day with morning lows near 60 degrees and a high in the afternoon struggling to make it up to 80 degrees.WARMER DAYS AHEADThat remnant low will finally slide to the East Coast on Monday, but some clouds will linger in Alabama’s sky through the first part of the week. Monday and Tuesday will be drier days overall, but the clouds will keep temperatures near average for the end of September and the beginning of October. Expect highs in the low-80s following morning lows in the lower 60s with a low chance of a brief shower especially north of Birmingham Monday and Tuesday.It will get hotter and drier by Wednesday and Thursday. Fewer clouds will mean more sunshine and higher afternoon temperatures — potentially as hot as 85 to 88 degrees.GULF STORM AGAIN?The forecast from Friday into the weekend will heavily depend on what happens with a new feature we are watching headed for the Gulf of Mexico. That will be one to watch for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida late next week into the weekend (Oct. 4-7).The National Hurricane Center is tracking Hurricane Issac and Tropical Storm Joyce in the Atlantic. Those storms do not pose any threat to the United States. The next names on the list are “Kirk” and “Leslie.” Kirk may form in the far eastern Atlantic in the next 48 hours. If that happens, the name of the potential Gulf storm would be Leslie.BEACH FORECASTThe weather at the Alabama Gulf Coast will be quiet for most of the week, but we will be watching for a tropical threat in the not-so-distant future:Midweek: Expect generally dry weather with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s, possibly reaching 90. Nights will be cooler, with lows in the lower-to-mid 60s inland and upper 60s to near 70 along the coast.Late week: Moisture will return mid-to-late week, bringing higher chances of rain and storms, particularly in the afternoons. Temperatures will slightly decrease with highs in the lower-to-mid 80s and similar lows. Weekend: Watch for the potential development of low pressure in the western Caribbean or southern Gulf. This could bring more tropical air and increase rainfall.For the latest Birmingham weather information and Central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram.
The remnants of Helene will keep the clouds and occasional showers coming Sunday, but we will be looking at another tropical threat in the Gulf in the next seven days. Check the video forecast for the latest.
SUNDAY SHOWERS
Hurricane Helene’s remnant low will still be near enough to keep some clouds and showers in Alabama’s Sunday weather forecast. Rain will be light and of limited impact, and the best chance will set up near and north of Interstate 20 through the afternoon and evening.
Expect a cooler-than-normal kind of day with morning lows near 60 degrees and a high in the afternoon struggling to make it up to 80 degrees.
WARMER DAYS AHEAD
That remnant low will finally slide to the East Coast on Monday, but some clouds will linger in Alabama’s sky through the first part of the week. Monday and Tuesday will be drier days overall, but the clouds will keep temperatures near average for the end of September and the beginning of October.
Expect highs in the low-80s following morning lows in the lower 60s with a low chance of a brief shower especially north of Birmingham Monday and Tuesday.
It will get hotter and drier by Wednesday and Thursday. Fewer clouds will mean more sunshine and higher afternoon temperatures — potentially as hot as 85 to 88 degrees.
GULF STORM AGAIN?
The forecast from Friday into the weekend will heavily depend on what happens with a new feature we are watching headed for the Gulf of Mexico.
That will be one to watch for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida late next week into the weekend (Oct. 4-7).
The National Hurricane Center is tracking Hurricane Issac and Tropical Storm Joyce in the Atlantic. Those storms do not pose any threat to the United States.
The next names on the list are “Kirk” and “Leslie.” Kirk may form in the far eastern Atlantic in the next 48 hours. If that happens, the name of the potential Gulf storm would be Leslie.
BEACH FORECAST
The weather at the Alabama Gulf Coast will be quiet for most of the week, but we will be watching for a tropical threat in the not-so-distant future:
- Midweek: Expect generally dry weather with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s, possibly reaching 90. Nights will be cooler, with lows in the lower-to-mid 60s inland and upper 60s to near 70 along the coast.
- Late week: Moisture will return mid-to-late week, bringing higher chances of rain and storms, particularly in the afternoons. Temperatures will slightly decrease with highs in the lower-to-mid 80s and similar lows.
- Weekend: Watch for the potential development of low pressure in the western Caribbean or southern Gulf. This could bring more tropical air and increase rainfall.
For the latest Birmingham weather information and Central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.
Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram.
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