**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today due to travel schedule; I will be going the weather live at 5:00 and 6:00 on ABC 33/40 with Rick Burgess of the Rick and Bubba show… that will be a ton of fun**
The NAM has backed off on the projected rain for here over the weekend; it is now printing only 0.61″ for Birmingham, while the GFS is a little wetter with 0.80″. Of course, rain totals will vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood with summer convection. We will continue to be optimistic and suggest one to two inches of rain for much of Alabama through Sunday.
The most widespread rain should come Sunday, when showers and storms will be supported by an upper trough and approaching surface front. We will still mention a decent chance of scattered afternoon storms tomorrow, although the GFS is looking much drier tomorrow.
Drier air drops into the state early next week, and much of North Alabama should be dry Monday through Wednesday. And, we still expect routine summer weather for the Fourth of July, with hot and muggy conditions and the risk of a passing afternoon storm in spots.
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J.B. will keep the blog updated with fresh information on the storms as they fire up this afternoon… and Brian will have the Weather Xtreme video tomorrow and Sunday. Enjoy the weekend!
