THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday will be a typical summer day in Alabama, hot with a chance of isolated to scattered afternoon showers and storms. The better rain chances will be over the southeastern part of the state. Afternoon highs will top out in the upper 80s to the mid 90s.

Sunday looks drier. A few isolated showers and storms are possible during the afternoon, but overall chances are rather slim. Highs will be in the lower to mid 90s.

NEXT WEEK: On Monday, a trough will begin to move from the Mississippi Valley toward the Great Lakes region, and that will bring an increase of rain chances for the northern half of the state. Scattered to numerous showers and storms will be possible throughout the day and overnight, especially along and north of the I-20 corridor. Highs will range from the upper 80s to the mid 90s.

The better rain chances move to the eastern half of Alabama on Tuesday as the trough continues to move farther away. The western half will continue to see a small chance of a few isolated to scattered showers and storms. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the mid 90s.

Humidity levels will be higher on Wednesday, and so will temperatures as the heat that has been bottled up out west moves eastward. We’ll have a very small chance of a few isolated afternoon showers and storms, but most will have partly to mostly sunny skies. Highs will be throughout the 90s.

We won’t see much change Thursday as far as the heat, but models are showing a front trying to move through the state that will bring a decent chance of scattered afternoon storms. Highs will be in the lower to mid 90s.

On Friday the front makes it to southern Alabama, which will keep a decent chance of scattered showers and storms in the forecast. Highs will be in the lower to mid 90s.

TROPICS: All is calm across the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and no new tropical systems are expected to form over the next five days.

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