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A few isolated showers and storms have developed across Alabama this afternoon, but they are few and far between, and this is pretty much what we expect through Wednesday. The chance of an one spot getting wet tomorrow is so small it is really isn’t worth a serious mention in the forecast. Odds seems a little higher Wednesday, but most places will stay dry. Highs also stay in the 90 to 93 degree range through mid-week.
LATE THIS WEEK AND THE WEEKEND: It continues to look like the chance of showers and storms will be increasing by Friday and the weekend as a deep plume of tropical moisture moves in from the south. The 12Z GFS shows a fairly strong upper trough developing to the west of Alabama on Saturday, with a nice surface boundary approaching, which should certainly mean an increase in showers and storms at some point this weekend. No wash-out, of course, and the rain distribution will be very uneven, but at least some communities should see some decent amounts of rain in the Friday through Sunday time frame.
VOODOO LAND: The GFS keeps a mean upper trough over the eastern U.S., which means the hottest weather in the nation should stay out west; the weather here would seem to feature temperatures near average values for early July, along with some risk of scattered afternoon showers and storms on an almost daily basis.
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