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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
118 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 114 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025

 - Dangerous heat conditions will continue through Thursday
   evening for much of the area, with little relief tonight,
   affecting people and pets without adequate cooling and
   hydration.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Thursday)
Issued at 114 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025

A subtle low-level trough is drifting east to west across the area
today. There hasn`t been a significant change in the height fields,
and the large-scale pattern is still dominated by ridging centered
over Texas and over the western Atlantic. As such, we will
experience both hot temperatures this afternoon, and elevated rain
chances supported by the slight enhancement in lift from the surface
trough. CAMs continue to vary widely in coverage and convective
initiation, but the cu field is building out there, and the HREF QPF
mean supports 60% PoPs across the eastern portions of the area. The
rain will be needed to bring relief to the heat. Heat indices will
reach as high as 107 degrees this afternoon, and the Heat Advisory
remains in effect for the entire area.

Broad, longwave troughing will begin to deepen over the Ohio Valley
by tomorrow. A surface cold front will move towards the Tennessee
Valley during the day. Rain chances will remain above normal,
highest during the afternoon, with scattered to numerous showers and
storms expected. Many locations will continue to experience heat
indices near 105 degrees before the rain becomes more widespread, so
the Heat Advisory continues through tomorrow. Fortunately,
temperatures will begin to slowly trend lower by tomorrow, but the
more noticeable temperature change will occur in a few days.

86/Martin

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday night through next Tuesday)
Issued at 114 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025

A cold front will move through the area on Friday then it will stall
across the Gulf Coast region by Saturday. This front will continue
to enhance rain chances through the end of the week. Lower
temperatures are on the horizon for us by the beginning of next week
with the longwave trough situated over the Eastern CONUS while
strong ridging begins to build over the Desert Southwest. A surface
ridge will begin to center over the Great Lakes Region and Ohio
Valley. It will influence northeasterly surface flow from Sunday to
Tuesday acting as a weak backdoor front and resulting in lower
temperatures. Highs during this time will be in the 80s while
rain chances will remain above average each day.

86/Martin

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 114 PM CDT WED JUL 30 2025

Scattered convection is anticipated this afternoon. All sites will
have PROB30s in effect for TSRA while TEMPOs were added to MGM/AUO
where coverage is expected to be the highest. Outside of
thunderstorm activity, VFR conditions are expected. A couple sites
may experience brief reductions in visibility from patchy fog or low
ceilings tomorrow morning, but improvement will occur by 13Z.

86/Martin

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Expect increasing chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon with a wetter weather pattern persisting through
late week. High low-level humidity values will keep RH values well
above critical thresholds with no fire weather concerns expected.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     73  92  73  92 /  60  60  30  70
Anniston    74  90  74  91 /  60  70  30  70
Birmingham  75  93  75  92 /  50  60  30  70
Tuscaloosa  76  94  76  92 /  40  60  30  70
Calera      75  92  75  91 /  50  60  30  70
Auburn      75  89  74  90 /  50  60  40  70
Montgomery  75  93  75  92 /  40  60  30  70
Troy        74  92  74  92 /  40  60  30  70

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT Thursday for the following
counties: Autauga-Barbour-Bibb-Blount-Bullock-Calhoun-Chambers-
Chilton-Coosa-Dallas-Elmore-Etowah-Fayette-Greene-Hale-Jefferson-
Lamar-Lee-Lowndes-Macon-Marengo-Marion-Montgomery-Perry-Pickens-
Pike-Russell-Shelby-St. Clair-Sumter-Talladega-Tallapoosa-
Tuscaloosa-Walker-Winston.

Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT this evening for the following
counties: Cherokee-Clay-Cleburne-Randolph.

&&

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SHORT TERM...86/Martin
LONG TERM....86/Martin
AVIATION...86/Martin