Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Sterrett, AL

DISCUSSION
(Saturday through next Friday)
Issued at 1132 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026

By later this morning, the stalled cold front will have finally pulled north, exiting the region. However, that won't be an end to our rain chances on Saturday. Another shortwave is expected to ride south along the trough still overhead, allowing for one more organized shot at shower and thunderstorm chances through today.
These rain chances will begin to taper off into Sunday, becoming a bit more scattered by the morning hours, completely decreasing in coverage into the afternoon and evening hours.

By Monday, a significant pattern shift is still expected to take place, as a stout upper-level ridge works into the region via the Plains. High temperatures on Monday will immediately climb into the low to mid-90s, before climbing again on Tuesday into the mid to upper-90s. While guidance remains bullish on some pockets of triple-digits, confidence here is low given how much rainfall we've recently received. The ridge will slightly retrograde on Wednesday, but that will only allow for a slight drop in afternoon highs. Anticipated low to mid-90s each day headed into next weekend.

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AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 640 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2026

Low MVFR stratus may skirt close by BHM over the next few hours.
Otherwise, some patchy generally MVFR fog will be noted at a few sites, maybe an isolated IFR vsby. Conditions should improve to should be improved to VFR a little earlier than previously thought, by 14-16z. More convection is expected this afternoon with a stalled front still across Central Alabama. The best chances will be after 20z. Some showers linger after 00z and another round of showers may occur late night as well with off/on waves.

Note: AMD NOT SKED for KAUO due to a weather observation outage.

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FIRE WEATHER

Fire weather concerns remain minimal through the weekend, supported by a warm, humid air mass and persistent rain chances.
MinRH values are expected to remain above 50 percent through Monday.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Gadsden 87 72 90 72 / 70 40 40 10 Anniston 87 72 88 72 / 60 40 50 10 Birmingham 89 73 90 74 / 50 30 50 10 Tuscaloosa 91 74 92 75 / 40 20 20 10 Calera 93 73 93 74 / 40 20 40 10 Auburn 89 74 89 75 / 50 20 30 10 Montgomery 94 75 93 75 / 30 10 30 20 Troy 93 73 92 74 / 30 20 30 20

BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Dense Fog Advisory until 8 AM CDT this morning for the following counties: Blount-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Etowah-Fayette-Lamar- Marion-St. Clair-Talladega-Walker-Winston.

Flood Watch through this evening for the following counties: Blount-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Etowah-Jefferson-St. Clair- Walker-Winston.