DRY WEEKEND FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA: We start off today with a front that has stalled out near the U.S. 80 and I-85 corridors, and it doesn’t look like it will move much. Skies will be mostly clear for the northern half of Alabama and partly cloudy in the south. More moisture will be available in the southern half of the state, and that is where the small chance of isolated to scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be. Afternoon highs will be in the mid to upper 90s.

That stalled front will lift to the northeast as a warm front and will be out of the state on Sunday. That will allow for moisture levels to start to creep back up across Alabama, not only for Sunday but for the work week ahead. Skies will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy with isolated afternoon rain chances looking rather low. Highs will again reach the mid to upper 90s.

INCREASING RAIN CHANCES: For the work week, there will be a good chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Monday will be the drier day of the week, with a chance of only isolated to scattered afternoon showers and storms. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s.

It will remain hot on Tuesday, but afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm chances will be elevated as more moisture will be available. Highs will be in the lower to mid-90s.

The story will be much the same Wednesday as those chances of scattered to numerous, mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms remain elevated. Highs will be in the lower to mid-90s.

Same story on Thursday — a good chance of afternoon and evening scattered showers and storms. Highs will be in the lower to mid-90s.

To end off the work week, not many changes are expected for Friday. Look for scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms with highs in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

TROPICS: As of the 7 p.m. update Friday night, a tropical wave several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands was accompanied by a few showers and thunderstorms. Slow development of this system is possible during the next couple of days while it moves slowly westward. After that time, environmental conditions are expected to become less conducive for development. The National Hurricane Center is giving it only a 10% chance for development over the next five days. The rest of the Atlantic basin remains surprisingly quiet.

ON THIS DATE IN 1882: An August snowstorm was reported by a ship on Lake Michigan. A thick cloud reportedly burst on the decks, covering them with snow and slush 6 inches deep. Snow showers were observed at shore points that day.

ON THIS DATE IN 1989: Ninety-nine cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Alpena, Michigan, with a reading of 40 degrees. Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 35 degrees. Early evening thunderstorms around Las Vegas produced wind gusts to 116 mph. The high winds damaged or destroyed 82 aircraft at Henderson Sky Harbor Airport and McCarran International Airport, causing $14 million damage.

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