Intense Heat up North

Submitted by Mike Francis, Chief Meteorologist

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 3:47pm

Today in Temekah, NE at 2pm CDT the National Weather Service up there recorded 107 degrees!! To put that into perspective for us here in the SE we are at 76 degrees at 3pm!! The hoterst it has ever been in Atlanta was last year when we pegged out at a whopping 106 on June 30th!! June 6th is the earliest we have ever hit the century mark, and that goes back all the way to 1878!!

Will This Heat Affect Us?

Thank god no!!! The heat wave affecting the north central US will be moved off towards the east over the next few days and will be squashed by yet another cold front coming down. Our week will be filled with sun shine and highs in the 80's!!

I AM LOOKING FOR STORM SPOTTERS!!!

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Tornado Count Below Normal

Submitted by Allison Chinchar, Meteorologist

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 3:08pm

So far this month, we have a preliminary tornado count of only 14 for the whole country, which is way below normal. May is typically the month where we see the highest number of tornadoes: 298. The second highest month is April with an average of 234, followed by June with 228.

However, May has not been the only month that is lower than normal. When you look back to March and April, those months were also way below normal. April 2013 only had 73 tornadoes, but we average 234. Prior to that, in March of 2013, we had a near record low month! The average for March is 98, and we only had 17, making it the 5th lowest count for March on record!

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Atlanta Weather | Nice Today And Getting Warmer

Submitted by Chesley McNeil, Meteorologist

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 7:44am

Atlanta Weather | Nice Today And Getting Warmer

High pressure has settled across our area which will lead to calm winds, sunny skies and nice temperatures today. What we like to call an 11ALiVE Day (An 11 on the WIZomemter).
Unfortunately it will not remain perfect. As the area high pressure moves east, we will get back into a southerly flow. This will bring in an increase in low level moisture and warmer temps. There will be a slight chance for showers during the afternoons starting Thursday. At this point the rain doesn’t appear to impressive. The upper level disturbance (Low pressure) that will bring the chance for rain will also bring cold air aloft and that will limit any instability.

The slight chance for the afternoon, isolated showers will continue into early next week.

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Tuesday Atlanta Weather Outlook

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 10:55pm

We started off this morning just 3 degrees away from a record low temp. We hit 45 degrees this morning. The record low for today's date is 42. Our high today didn't even make it to the 70s. Our high was 69 degrees. The average high for today's date is 79.

We will start off cool again Tuesday morning. We will move down to 48 by morning. We will have plenty of sunshine. It will warm up pretty quickly during the day. Our high will eventually top off at 79 in the afternoon.

The warming continues for the rest of the week. Highs each day will be in the 80s. Rain chances are slim. We are calling for just a 20% chance of an isolated shower Thursday through Sunday.

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Atlanta Weather | Cool Today, But Warm Air Will Return

Submitted by Chesley McNeil, Meteorologist

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 7:50am

Atlanta Weather | Cool Today, But Warm Air Will Return

Complete turn form last week, this week will be mostly rain free. We will only have a few high thin around, so expect sunny skies all day. High pressure is moving into area which will help to keep of rain free for the next few days. Today the high is to our west, which is bringing us cool dry air. Highs today will only be near 70.
With clear skies tonight, overnight lows will again drop into the chilly 40s. We will see and feel a quick rebound as highs on Tuesday climb back into the upper 70s. 80s by Wednesday.

Rain chance looks weak this week. As high pressure move to our west, our temps will increase, but the moisture increases as well. Models differ on the amount and days for rain.
The GFS model brings the best chance for rain in on Thursday, while the European Model shows Friday as the best chance. Either way the chances are only around 20 to 30%. The slight chance for the showers will last into the weekend.

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Atlanta Weather | Cool Today, But Warm Air Will Return

Submitted by Chesley McNeil, Meteorologist

Monday, May 13th, 2013, 7:50am

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Monday Atlanta Weather Outlook

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Sunday, May 12th, 2013, 10:56pm

We had some great weather for Mother's Day! Our high was 71 Sunday afternoon. That's 8 degrees below average. The peak wind gust was 26mph.

Temps continue to drop this evening and overnight under clear skies.. By Monday morning, we will dip to 45 in Atlanta. The record low for Monday is 42 degrees. We will be just shy of the record. Many folks outside the city will wake up to temps in the upper 30s.

Plenty of sunshine Monday. Temperatures will trend about 8-10 degrees below average in the afternoon. Our high will be 70. The average high for this time of year is 79 degrees.

We will warm to the upper 70s Tuesday, then 80s for the rest of the week.

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