Published on: July 8, 2007 at 12:54 PM

If I gave you the following list of noon July Central Alabama temperatures back in January, you probably would take it on the spot…

78F at Birmingham
81F at Tuscaloosa
75F at Gadsden
78F at Anniston
77F at Albertville

Clouds are still extensive across most of Central Alabama this afternoon. But they are becoming more cellular and we will see increasing sunshine, especially around the periphery of the cloud deck core.

Showers and thunderstorms are widespread over Southeast sections, mainly south of I-85. They extend as far north as a line from Wetumpka to Roanoke. Nothing especially strong, although some brief heavy showers, a little lightning and maybe strong wind gusts with any stronger cells that form.

SKies should become fair overnight. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms developing. That will be the pattern through midweek with a better chance starting Thursday and lasting into the weekend.