Published on: April 18, 2008 at 3:26 PM

**No video this afternoon**

No real change in our forecast thinking… the main window for showers and storms will be from about 6:00 this evening through 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. The severe weather threat remains minimal due to very limited instability values, and so far the storms to the west remain rather tame this afternoon.

The NAM is printing 0.44″ for Birmingham, while the GFS is wetter with 0.59″; sure looks most places can expect about one-half inch of rain tonight.

THE WEEKEND: The sky becomes partly sunny tomorrow with a high in the low 70s, and Sunday promises to be a beautiful day with lots of sun and a high near 80 degrees.

NEXT WEEK: Still looks like a summer preview; highs up in the low 80s and more humid. While a few isolated afternoon showers might show up at some point Monday through Wednesday, it still looks like the best chance of showers and storms will come at the end of the week, and perhaps into the following Saturday (April 27).

I have to be rather brief this afternoon… I am working on some other important projects that need to be finished by the end of the day! J.B. and Bill will keep you updated on the storms as they move through Alabama tonight….