The dry weather continues this week

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Sunshine is leading the way this week! On any given day there will be plenty of blue skies, a light breeze and no real chance of rain. Afternoon highs will remain in the low 80s, warming to the mid 80s early in the week by the end of the week, slightly above average for this time of year. Overnight lows will remain clear, in the 50s, with clear skies expected.

Temperatures outside this morning are between 40 and 50 degrees with nice skies. Highs today will warm into the lower 80s, with lots of sunshine and a few fair weather clouds. Winds will be easterly at around 5 mph and will become light to calm overnight. Lows will be on either side of the 50s tonight.

There will be lots of sunshine and a few fair weather clouds on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This week’s afternoon high temperatures will warm to the mid 80s along with light winds. Overnight lows will be in the mid 50s most nights under clear skies.

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We owe our dry and warm spell of weather this week to high pressure. Long-haul models are keeping the forecast for the coming weekend fairly constant. With sun and clouds, both Saturday and Sunday. Thanks to a weak front this weekend, highs will cool slightly and return to near average. Expect highs in the 80s on Saturday and in the 70s and 80s on Sunday.

Speaking of dry weather, the new drought monitor released Thursday morning shows an expansion of moderate drought across much of central Alabama, with parts of western Alabama now experiencing severe drought periods. Unfortunately, the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better, as we don’t see any significant, widespread chance of rain any time soon. The next drought monitor update will be Thursday morning this week.

On the trail of the tropics: Oscar and Nadine joined forces in the Atlantic Ocean this weekend in what sounds like an ill-conceived sequel to the Bonnie and Clyde story.

Nadine formed and was quickly pulled west into Central America, while Oscar made landfall on the northeast coast of Cuba and is now expected to curve northeast toward Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas later this week. Neither storm poses a threat to the continental United States.

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