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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Morning Edition For Wednesday August 8, 2007
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...Dog Day Afternoon...

Come on, October. I am not sure you can find many fans of August
weather in Alabama, and what we are experiencing this week is the
primary reason why that is the case. Yesterday, the official high in
Birmingham was 100 degrees; nine degrees above the "normal" high of
91, and within a few degrees of the record high for August 7 (103 in
1935). Dewpoints remained in the 70 to 75 degree range over much of
the state during the peak of the heat, making the afternoon very
oppressive, and sending heat index values above 105 in spots.

Unfortunately, the weather won't change much today, tomorrow, and
Friday as an upper air high overhead goes nowhere. The warm air aloft
associated with the system should keep a lid on most developing
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. We sure can't rule out a
shower or storm in a few spots with this kind of heat, but they
should be few and far between, and most Alabama communities will
remain dry as a bone. Afternoon temperatures will rise into the 98 to
102 degree range in most places, and heat index values will exceed
105 at times. Just use your common sense and stay cool as best you
can in this kind of hot weather pattern.

RECORD HEAT? We would have to reach 104 degrees today to tie
Birmingham's record, and that is unlikely. The record high today and
yesterday was set during the summer of 1935 in the midst of a decade
that featured seriously hot summers not only across the Deep South,
but across much of the nation. This heat wave, while very
uncomfortable, doesn't have much of a chance to go into the record
books.

WEEKEND PEEK: The weather will stay excessively hot on Saturday, but
we believe the heat levels will begin to slowly back down by Sunday
and the first few days of next week as the core of the heat bubble
shifts to the west of Alabama. Still, highs will be in the 90s.

WE NEED RAIN: Birmingham's rain deficiency has grown to 19.67", and
that figure should exceed 20 inches by the time we reach the weekend.
The rain deficit for both Tuscaloosa and Anniston is well over 20
inches. And, unfortunately we really don't see much hope for a major,
widespread rain event for the next seven days. Isolated afternoon
showers and storms won't help the situation much, and a large part of
North-Central and Northeast Alabama remains under an exceptional
drought.

HEAT PARADE: Highs around Alabama yesterday included 101 at
Montgomery, Evergreen, and Pinson, 100 at Birmingham, Anniston,
Tuscaloosa, Troy, and Muscle Shoals, and 99 at Huntsville. Elsewhere
across the Southeast U.S., highs included 102 at Columbia, South
Carolina, 101 at Louisville, Kentucky, and 100 at Nashville, Tennessee.

NOT HOT EVERYWHERE: From the Sacramento Bee: "Don't tell Al Gore, but
global warming is taking a holiday in Sacramento this week. The
maximum temperatures Sunday and Monday set records each day -- as the
coolest "highs" for the dates since record-keeping began in 1877.
Forecasters credit a deep marine layer and a potent low-pressure
trough with funneling the cool air this way."

James Spann
jspann@abc3340.com

ABC 33/40 7 Day Planner: http://abc3340.com/weather/7day.hrb
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog: http://www.alabamawx.com

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TODAY
Blistering heat continues. Hazy sunshine.
Afternoon High 99
WIND: W 5-10

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny, hazy, and very hot.
Morning Low 77 Afternoon High 100
WIND: W 5-10

FRIDAY
Very hot weather continues with lots of hazy sunshine, and only a
slight risk of an afternoon stor
Morning Low 76 Afternoon High 99
WIND: W 5-10

SATURDAY
Partly sunny and hot. Just a few isolated afternoon storms.
Morning Low 75 Afternoon High 98
WIND: SW 5-10

SUNDAY
Morning sunshine; isolated storms by afternoon.
Morning Low 74 Afternoon High 95
WIND: SW 5-10

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