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Not much change in the overall weather situation through tomorrow; warm and humid weather continues with scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. The chance of any one spot getting wet today and tomorrow about one in three, with most of the storms coming from about 1:00 until 8:00 p.m. A few pulse type severe storms are possible, like recent days.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Showers and storms should be even more numerous on these two days in response to a surface boundary approaching from the north, and a continued weakening of the upper ridge over Alabama. Some spots could see heavy rain, and a few strong storms are likely. And, with the increased shower activity, afternoon temperatures will have a hard time exceeding the mid 80s. No wash-out, of course, and rainfall distribution will continue to be rather uneven, but periods of rain are likely.
SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK: The idea continues of drier air slipping into North Alabama. Sunday, the best chance of scattered showers and storms will be over the southern half of the state, and at this point Monday looks dry over the northern counties as well. Humidity values should be a bit lower, and nobody will gripe about that.
REST OF JUNE: No sign of any excessive heat; I still believe the hottest June days are behind us. The hottest weather seems to be setting up over the western U.S…. as a general upper trough is over the eastern part of the nation. Could be a setup with temperatures a little below average, and rain a little above average for Alabama for the latter half of the month.
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Very busy this week with the big summer event for kids at Double Oak Community Church; I doubt if I will have time to crank out an afternoon video today due to the schedule and the expected afternoon convection. But, of course, the great Alabama weather legend J.B. Elliott will keep the blog updated with fresh information on the storms of summer. Have a great day….
