**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today… doing a SKYCAM site check and getting in late**
OUR WEEKEND: Still looks like the moist hangs over Alabama this weekend, meaning scattered afternoon showers and storms both tomorrow and Sunday. The storms should be a little more numerous Sunday afternoon and Sunday night with a cold front approaching.
NEXT WEEK: The 12Z GFS is back on the dry solution for the first half of next week, which matches our forecast nicely. Still, I don’t believe a big shot of dry air until I see it this time of the year. But, for now, we are forecasting generally dry weather for the northern half of Alabama Monday through Wednesday, along with lower humidity levels and cooler nights. We will be down in the 60 to 65 degree range by daybreak Tuesday, with some upper 50s possible for the cooler spots.
Moisture slowly returns Thursday and Friday, and an afternoon storm will be possible both days in scattered spots.
IPHONE: No, I didn’t buy the new iPhone today, but I did put the new 2.0 firmware on my phone. Many were frustrated by overloaded servers this morning as the world tried to activate their new phones, and upgrade their old ones. But, I got the new firmware working and I sure like what I see. The iTunes Apps store has over 250 programs to choose from now, and most of them are free. I quickly loaded the AIM app (for iChat) and the Twitterific app (for Twitter), and they work like a charm. I will have more time to check it our over the weekend, but I like what I see.
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My next Weather Xtreme video will be up by 7:00 a.m. Monday… Brian Peters will have the video updates here over the weekend!
