**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today**
We are watching with interest the convection to the west; a severe thunderstorm watch covers much of Mississippi, and severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for Lauderdale and Newton Counties of East Mississippi.
Some of these storms could move into West Alabama during the next few hours, but the intensities should slowly decrease after dark as the air becomes more stable.
THE WEEKEND: The GFS remains considerably wetter than the NAM; the GFS is printing 0.90″ during then next 36 hours, while the NAM is showing only 0.23″. We will continue to mention the chance of scattered showers and storms tomorrow, but drier air moves into Alabama tomorrow night, and it now looks like the northern half of the state will be rain-free. Highs over the weekend will remain 80s.
NEXT WEEK: The weather still looks relatively tame for much of next week; any showers will be very isolated, with heat levels slowly increasing. Afternoon highs next week will be generally in the 88 to 92 degree range.
PEEK INTO VOODOO LAND: Still looks like routine summer weather for the first seven days of July with the Bermuda ridge in place; warm muggy days with scattered, mainly afternoon showers and storms. Nothing overly interesting shows up in the tropics.
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