THIS WEEKEND: Today will be a near-perfect day across Alabama. We’ll have plenty of sunshine with afternoon highs reaching the lower to mid 80s.

On Sunday we’ll continue to have ample sunshine. We may see an increase in clouds for southern Alabama as a disturbance along the Gulf Coast will be trying to move north. It will be a little warmer, with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

MEMORIAL DAY: Ridging will be in control of our weather pattern through midweek, keeping us dry. Memorial Day will be sunny and warm, with highs reaching the mid to upper 80s.

THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK: Tuesday will be even warmer, with highs in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

Again on Wednesday, we’ll have plenty of sunshine and it will be hot, with highs in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

The ridging starts to break down on Thursday and a front will approach from the north. This will bring a small chance of showers and thunderstorms to the forecast, mainly for the northern half of the state. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

The front looks to lose a good bit of energy and moisture as it moves through Alabama on Friday, but we’ll keep a very small chance of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. Highs will be in the lower 80s to the lower 90s.

ON THIS DATE IN 1987: Thunderstorms produced torrential rains in Oklahoma and northern Texas. Lake Altus, Oklahoma, was deluged with 9 inches of rain. Up to 8 inches drenched northern Texas, and baseball-sized hail was reported north of Seminole and at Knickerbocker. Ten- to 13-inch rains soaked central Oklahoma the last five days of May, resulting in an estimated $65 million damage and forcing several thousand people to evacuate their homes, many by boat or helicopter.

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