If I coud only bottle this magic
Posted by Ryan
The forecast from Victoria-Weather for Auburn:
Tomorrow - Thunderstorms, High 83, Low 70
Saturday - Thunderstorms continue to be likely, High 86, Low 72
There weren't any storms in Auburn on Saturday(everywhere else in Alabama, however) but the temperatures came out like this:
Friday, High 84, Low 70
Saturday, High 86, Low 72.
Needless to say, we pulled down the victory with 1 degree of error with Friday's high. So I don't have to enscribe the "actuals", I'll just tell you that there was .05 inches of rain on Friday.
Grade: A
Benton Harbor, Michigan to Auburn, Alabama
Posted by Ryan
Alabama day continues, with a road trip to the first state alphabetically. We'll be traversing the center of the country, riding the Tennessee Valley from southwestern Michigan to southwestern Alabama. The trip covers 772 miles and will take us a day and a half. We will start by passing through the fringes of the Chicago metro, then will pass through Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville and Birmingham before getting off the interstate to head towards Auburn. It will take us a day and a half to head through these metropolises at a pace of 61.3mph. The first day, covering about 2/3rds of the trip will only see 490 miles tick off on our odometer, but it's going to be slowed down by a Friday drive through all those cities.
DAY ONE
A strongish system skirting the US border in Canada and a weak upper low with a lot of energy to work with in the Gulf will be putting a squeeze on us as we begin our drive. A cold front with heavier showers and thunderstorms with sometimes gusty winds will be sweeping into Lake Michigan as we head south. We'll be dry for sure until we get to about Indianapolis, when we'll be in the northern reach of the instability of the southeast. We should stay dry most of the way through Indiana, but the threat for showers and storms will be there, and will only increase as we had south. There's a good chance we will see SOME rain by the time we reach Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville and our stop for the night, but given the pattern, it's tough to say exactly where it's going to hit us. Most likely somewhere south of the Ohio River, however.
DAY TWO
The storms will die off over night, which is nice for any of us that want to sleep. OF course, who wants to do that in a hopping town like Franklin? The storms will take a until after 1 or so to really get going in Alabama and Tennessee, and by that time, we'll already be on 280 between Birmingham and Auburn. We'll probably have to dodge a thunderstorm or two in that last hour of the trip, and they will likely be stronger than anything we see on Friday, but there is also a good chance the sun will be shining when we show up in Auburb.
Auburn, Alabama
Posted by Ryan
Alabama day continues here at Victoria-Weather. Let's take a look at Auburn, a little bit further south than Decatur.
At 115PM, CT, Auburn was reporting a temperature of 84 degrees with clear skies. Showers and thunderstorms were being seen generally south of Auburn and Montgomery, though Alexander City to the northwest was reporting a shower passing over the city.
Weak low pressure dominated the US east of the Mississippi, with a small wave over the Great Lakes, and a jet trough over northeastern Mexico. The trough over Mexico will become more important for southern Alabama as the weekend approaches. With the heat and humidity already in place, no trigger has been needed for afternoon thunderstorms. Don't be surprised if, as the upper level low shifts slowly towards the Gulf Coast, thunderstorms in Auburn are stronger and better organized for the next two days.
Tomorrow - Thunderstorms, High 83, Low 70
Saturday - Thunderstorms continue to be likely, High 86, Low 72
TWC: Tomorrow - Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Humid High 81, Low 68
Saturday - Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm, High 87, Low 70
AW: Tomorrow - Partly sunny with a shower or thunderstorm around High 90, Low 69
Saturday - Times of clouds and sun with a shower or thunderstorm around; humid High 85, Low 71
NWS: Tomorrow - Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy High 85, Low 67
Saturday - A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, High 89, Low 69
WB: Tomorrow - Thunderstorms likely. High 86, Low 67
Saturday - Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms High 90, Low 69
Low temperature spreads are usually the result of clouds hampering a city's ability to warm up. In Alabama, the high dew points are preventing things from cooling off. Here is a look at the radar, showing those thunderstorms south of Auburn.
