THIS WEEK: Ridging over the Southeast will keep any fronts out of the state, but we cannot rule out the daily chance of scattered, mainly afternoon to evening showers and storms. Today, we’ll see higher rain chances over the northern half of Alabama as a short wave moves through. Only very isolated showers and storms can be expected in the south. Highs will be in the mid 80s in the north to the mid 90s in the south.

Higher rain chances shift more to the south on Tuesday, with isolated showers possible across the northern half of Alabama during the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

The Global Forecast System shows a more typical pattern Wednesday with the usual chance of isolated to scattered, mainly afternoon showers and storms. However, cloud cover and showers over southern and southwestern Alabama will keep the highs lower in those locations. Highs will be in the mid 80s to the lower 90s.

A front will try to push into the Southeast on Thursday, but high pressure will keep it away. We’ll continue the typical summer pattern with the daily dose of isolated to scattered, mainly afternoon showers and storms. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

High pressure looks to strengthen over the Southeast on Friday, which will keep us mainly dry, with only a very small chance of a few isolated showers. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: An uptick in moisture levels will bring an increase in scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms for the weekend, while much of the mornings will be dry. Highs will be in the upper 80s to the mid 90s on both days.

TROPICS: All remains 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. While it has been rather quiet so far, we are getting closer to the peak of the season, which is Aug. 20 to Oct. 10).

EXTENDED OUTLOOK: The extended 8-14 Day Temperature Outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows what we would expect across Alabama for this time of the year, with temperatures running right at or just above normal. And our rainfall for the same time period will be right around normal.

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