Another beautiful day; On the trail of the tropics

Columbus, Georgia (WRBL)- Beautiful Wednesday with sunshine and some clouds, maximum temperatures just a few degrees above average.

An approaching cold front will bring rain and storms to north and north-central Alabama. Some of these storms could get strong, with wind being the main threat. Storms should weaken and subside overnight, a few remaining clouds will reach our area early Thursday morning.

A few scattered showers and storms are possible as the front moves through the area on Thursday, but most are likely to remain dry. Dryer and slightly cooler air enters the region behind the front. It’s not out of the question that we could see some outlying areas in the upper 50s by Friday morning. We will be watching this closely as this will be our first real taste of “fall”.

The low 90C and dry conditions will continue through the weekend and early next week.

tropics:
Tropical Depression Thirteen formed Tuesday morning and quickly evolved into Tropical Storm Lee in the afternoon. Hurricane Lee is likely to occur today as Lee continues to move WNW over warm water and into favorable atmospheric conditions. Lee will continue to strengthen rapidly, becoming a major hurricane passing just north of the islands by the end of the weekend. The current course dictates that Lee will make a sharp turn northeast into the Atlantic Ocean early next week. However, it is still too early to say if this will have any impact on the US