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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Monday June 4, 2007

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LITTLE CHANCE OF DROUGHT RELIEF: I still believe the old farmer's
saying where I grew up in Havana Junction that "droughts beget
droughts" has a lot of merit. When we get locked into a long-term
weather pattern, it is not easy to escape and we do not see much
escape for the rest of this week. Afternoons will be getting hotter
and, when it gets to be June, almost any day can see at least an
isolated thunderstorm popping up during the afternoon. We have left
them out of the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, but we think
there will be some widely scattered ones Thursday and Friday. Not
enough to give a statewide drenching. The air quality index for the
Birmingham metropolitan area today was Code Yellow, moderate.

Droughts and hot weather go hand in hand. While we do not have a
major heat wave going, high temperatures in Central Alabama will
creep up to around 90 by the middle of the week. Over next weekend we
could see temperatures at least in the lower 90s and maybe some part
of West Alabama reaching the mid 90s. See our day-by-day forecast for
all of the details.

DROUGHT UPDATE: It is not getting any better across Alabama. The
drought is rated extreme across much of North and Central Alabama and
some areas are near being rated exceptional, which is the worst of
five drought ratings. Some North Alabama rivers have reached historic
lows--in fact, the lowest recorded levels in more than 50 years.
Tropical Storm Barry did not help Alabama any. Even so, there were
some widely spaced thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, but most of the
rainfall amounts were 1/3 inch or less. A real example of how serious
the drought is: in Huntsville, there is a shortfall of 49.26 inches
since January 1, 2005. That is almost a year's supply of rain that
they did not receive over a span of 2 years and 5 months.

TROPICAL WEATHER: No new tropical systems are expected in the near
future. The low-pressure area representing what is left of Barry was
moving NE near the coast of Long Island this afternoon. Moderate to
heavy rain was being reported. In New York City, they had received
2.67 inches early this morning. They now have an excess for the year
of almost 8 inches. Contrast that to Birmingham, where the deficiency
will reach 16 inches by Friday, if it does not rain.

THE WORLD OF WEATHER: It was 81 Sunday afternoon in Eagle, Alaska,
which tells us that the change in season is working on the big state…
coldest this morning was only 28 at Deadhorse…today's snow survey
shows that less than 1% of the lower 48 still has a snow cover. Most
of that is in the remote high country of the West where people do not
usually live.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: The sun had not risen. I was sound
asleep. The coffeepot had turned on and I smelled the great aroma. I
felt a little poke on my shoulder. In the semi-darkness, I saw a
little bushy-head creature already having a bad hair day peaking over
the top of a pillow with only her head showing. But she was glaring
at me. I ignored her. A short time later, she walked straight up my
body and looked me right in the face. It was Little Miss Molly. She
had me out and going before the sun came up. While we were out, we
saw the rising sun backlighting the Old Crow Motel. That is always an
enjoyable sight so early in the day. I am glad she got me up, but I
wish I could have had at least one cup of coffee. The little baby
Yorkie was still sound asleep, but Molly plopped down in his backyard
hoping he would come out. Life goes on.....

J.B. Elliott
jb.elliott@theweathercompany.com

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TONIGHT
Fair. Only a small chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm.
Overnight Low 65
WIND: SW 5-10

TUESDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon 88
WIND: W 8-16

WEDNESDAY
More sun than clouds. A hot afternoon.
Morning Low 65 Afternoon High 90
WIND: SW 8-16

THURSDAY
Partly sunny. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Morning Low 70 Afternoon High 89
WIND: SW 10-15

FRIDAY
A hot afternoon. A slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm.
Morning Low 72 Afternoon High 92
WIND: SW 6-12

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