THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND: After the cold front and rain moved through Alabama Friday night, a cool, refreshing, less-humid day awaits for Saturday. Skies will feature a mix of sun and clouds with afternoon highs reaching the upper 60s to the mid-80s from northwest to southeast.

A cool, dry flow from the north will continue Sunday that will lead to another very comfortable day. Skies will be sunny with afternoon highs in the mid-70s to the lower 80s.

The heat will start to build back in as the flow flattens out across central Alabama on Memorial Day. Skies will be sunny throughout the daylight hours, but a few clouds will move in during the evening and overnight. Highs will be in the lower 80s to the lower 90s.

NEXT WEEK: A system will start to develop to our west on Tuesday, the first day of meteorological summer, that will help bring higher moisture levels to Alabama. At this point we look to stay dry, but humidity and heat levels will be rising. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with highs reaching the mid-80s to the lower 90s.

As that system moves closer on Wednesday, advection from the south will continue to pull more moisture up from the Gulf. We can expect a few isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly during the afternoon. Otherwise, skies will be partly to mostly cloudy. High will range from the lower 80s in the northwest to the lower 90s in the southeast.

The system moves into the state on Thursday, which will bring mostly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms likely throughout the day. It will be quite muggy, with afternoon highs ranging from the lower 80s in the northwest to the upper 80s in the southeast.

Plenty of moisture will continue to be available Friday, along with a higher possibility of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Afternoon highs look to range from the lower 80s in the northwest to the upper 80s in the southeast.

Forecast rainfall amounts for the period ending at midday Friday shows totals around one-half inch to 1 inch, with higher totals along and north of the Tennessee River.

We’re starting to get into the summertime pattern, and highs will be close to 90 degrees each day June 5-8.

TROPICS: The tropics are quiet and no new tropical systems are expected to develop throughout the next five days.

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