James Spann forecasts more hot, humid weather for Alabama from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.

HOT: The upper ridge holds across the Deep South through the week, and we project highs mostly in the mid 90s for Alabama. With high humidity levels, the heat index could touch 105 in spots, and the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for a decent part of the state. A few cooling showers and storms will form daily during the heat of the day, mostly between 2 and 10 p.m., but they will be random and scattered. The chance of any one particular location seeing a shower each day is 20-30%.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK: There is evidence the ridge will be a little weaker, the air aloft a little colder and the atmosphere a bit more unstable this weekend and through next week. This means heat levels come down a notch, and the coverage of afternoon and evening showers and storms will be a little higher. Highs will be between 89 and 93 degrees most days, right at seasonal averages for mid-July in Alabama.TROPICS: Tropical storm/hurricane formation is not expected across the Atlantic basin for the next seven days. The peak of the season comes most years in August and September.

DID YOU KNOW? Lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year. It kills about 20 people annually in the U.S.; hundreds more are severely injured. No place outside is safe when thunderstorms are in the area; when you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you. Immediately move to safe shelter: a substantial building with electricity or plumbing or an enclosed, metal-topped vehicle with windows up.

ON THIS DATE IN 1925: A large hailstone weighing a half-pound fell at Plumstead, just outside London, England. This hailstone was the heaviest ever recorded in the United Kingdom.

ON THIS DATE IN 1937: The temperature at Medicine Lake, Montana, soared to 117 degrees to tie the state record. Glendive, Montana, had reached 117 degrees on July 20, 1893.

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