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Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
Issued by NWS Birmingham, AL
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765 FXUS64 KBMX 162308 AFDBMX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 608 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Tuesday) Issued at 1157 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025 The short-term will remain on the disturbed side of things, as plenty of Gulf moisture keeps flowing into the region. Scattered thunderstorms are beginning to fire, and remain through the peak heating hours of the evening. By tomorrow, a weak trough will be dropping down along the Mississippi River, slowly sliding east into the evening hours. This trough ejection will coincide with peak heating, allowing for more widespread thunderstorm chances into the evening hours. However, just like today, the activity should begin to diminish once the sun goes down. Nothing has really changed in the temperatures department as well, with afternoon highs continuing to range in the upper-80s and low-90s, and overnight lows staying in the low-70s /44/ && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through next Sunday) Issued at 1157 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2025 The forecast will remain copy/paste through the middle of the workweek, with diurnally driven thunderstorms likely into the weekend. The pattern will begin to change closer to Friday, when another trough begins to move through the Midwest. As this trough gets closer to the East Coast, an elevated boundary will begin to sink through the region. While no temperature chances are expected with this boundary, it should be strong enough to put a cap on the thunderstorms chances. Instead, the rain chances will get pushed south, with most of the convection chances remaining below the I-20 corridor. Unfortunately, high pressure will begin to build in over the East Coast by Saturday, with afternoon high temperatures beginning to climb. By this time next week, we could be looking at highs area- wide in the low to mid-90s. /44/ && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 550 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2025 Showers and thunderstorms will continue to move through the region over the next couple of hours. Have prevailed -TSRA at BHM/EET/ASN with VCSH at TCL/MGM as activity has already passed through. Low level stratus is expected to develop area wide by 09-10Z with VFR returning by mid morning. Went ahead an introduced fog with this update. Best chances for fog will come for those that received sufficient rainfall today. Will likely need amendments once the fog begins to develop. Another round of convection is in store tomorrow afternoon so have include PROB30 groups for all terminals during the afternoon hours. NOTE: AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND has been added at MGM until further notice due to comms issues. 95/Castillo && .FIRE WEATHER... A disturbed pattern will remain across the area, with showers and thunderstorms remaining in the forecast through Friday. Given the moist airmass overhead, MinRH values will remain over 50% during this timeframe as well. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 69 87 69 89 / 30 80 40 60 Anniston 71 86 71 88 / 30 70 30 50 Birmingham 71 86 72 88 / 40 80 30 60 Tuscaloosa 71 86 73 89 / 40 80 30 60 Calera 71 86 72 87 / 40 80 30 60 Auburn 71 87 71 89 / 30 60 20 40 Montgomery 72 89 72 90 / 20 70 20 60 Troy 71 89 71 91 / 20 60 10 50 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...02 LONG TERM....02 AVIATION...95/Castillo