THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Today will be another very hot day for most places across Alabama. We’ll have mostly sunny skies, but we have a good chance of thunderstorms as a front works its way southward. All of Alabama is under a marginal risk of severe storms today; downburst winds will be the main threat. However, we could see a good bit of rain with some storms and a few isolated flooding issues may occur. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s.

With the heat and high humidity, a heat advisory continues for all of central Alabama and nearly all of north Alabama until 7 p.m. Take extra precautions if having to work or spending an extended amount of time outdoors, as heat index values will be around or over 105 degrees.

Sunday will be cooler as we’ll have variable cloudiness with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms possible, especially during the afternoon and evening. The best chance of rain will be along and south of I-59. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

THE WORK WEEK: A very moist tropical air mass will continue to hang over the Southeast as the heat ridge retreats westward on Monday. It looks like a more typical summertime forecast, as we’ll have a good bit of sun and a chance of a few scattered afternoon storms. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

Tuesday will be about the same — partly to mostly sunny with a chance of scattered afternoon storms and highs in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

A trough develops on Wednesday over the mountains of the eastern U.S., and a shortwave looks to swing through the state. Scattered to numerous storms will be likely, some of which may be strong. Highs will be in the mid 80s to right around 90 degrees.

After that shortwave moves out, Thursday looks to be a typical summer day in the Southeast. Expect partly to mostly sunny skies with scattered afternoon storms and highs in the mid 80s to the lower 90s.

Rain chances will be a little lower on Friday, and we’ll start to see the heat creep back in from the west. We’ll keep a chance of a few isolated to scattered afternoon storms in the forecast, with highs in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

TROPICS: The tropics are quiet for now and no new tropical cyclones are forecast to develop over the next five days in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean Sea.

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