Thanks to J.B., Bill, Ashley, and Jason for covering various duties for me this afternoon. Voice will take a couple of days to heal; I will be back at it Monday. So, no Weather Xtreme video this afternoon.
WEEKEND FORECAST: The convective mass that was over Northeast Alabama earlier today is out of Alabama, and only widely scattered showers are expected tonight across this part of the state. To the north, strong storms are possible over the Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama, where a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect.
For tomorrow and Sunday, a blanket of warm, moist air will cover the state. Highs will be in the 80s, dewpoints in the 60s. There will be some risk of scattered showers and storms both days, but nothing really organized and much of the weekend will be dry. As usual, the best chance of a shower or storm should come during the afternoon and evening hours, but a few late night and morning showers are not out of the question where low level boundaries are established.
NEXT WEEK: Look for an increase in the number of showers and storms Monday and Monday night with a surface boundary dropping into Alabama; that front should stall out somewhere over this region, then dissipating Tuesday, which means a continuation of this pattern for the rest of the week with warm and humid conditions and some risk of scattered showers or storms. Temperatures will remain above average with highs in the 80s.
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Again, we will get back to the regular Weather Xtreme video schedule Monday… have a great weekend; Brian Peters will have the video updates here tomorrow and Sunday.
