THIS WEEKEND: With a southwesterly flow over the state, moisture levels will be on the rise today. With the heating of the day, we can expect scattered to numerous showers and storms to form during the late morning through the afternoon. Shower chances will continue through the late-night and into the overnight hours. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s.

Sunday’s weather will not be much different. More scattered to numerous showers and storms can be expected to form during the heating of the day and continue into the evening. Highs will be in the 80s.

NEXT WEEK: Troughing will be just off to our west on Monday, keeping a southwesterly flow over the state. We’ll continue to see scattered to numerous showers and storms at any time, with most of the activity occurring from late morning through the early evening. Highs will be in the 80s.

Scattered to numerous showers and storms will continue to be possible Tuesday, especially from late morning through early evening. Highs will be in the 80s.

Wednesday’s weather will be similar. More scattered showers and storms will be possible at times, especially from noon through 7 p.m. Highs will be in the 80s.

A low will start to develop off to our southwest that will increase the flow of moist air over Alabama on Thursday. That will make scattered to numerous showers and storms likely at times. Highs will be in the lower to mid 80s.

On Friday, that low will move up into western Alabama and weaken, while another low forms just off to our south. That will keep scattered to numerous showers likely at times throughout the day. Highs will be in the lower 80s.

TROPICS: As of 4 a.m., Tropical Storm Danielle was more than 900 miles west of the Azores and was crawling to the west around 1 mph. Maximum sustained winds were around 70 mph. Danielle is expected to strengthen back into a hurricane while staying nearly stationary over the next couple of days, followed by an accelerated move to the northeast into open waters.

We also have Tropical Storm Earl that was around 115 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands and was moving to the west-northwest around 13 mph. Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph, and some slow strengthening is expected over the next five days. Earl is also expected to curve back out over open waters away from land and, just like Danielle, will only pester the fish.

The good news is that there is nothing else out there, especially over the Gulf of Mexico, and no new development is expected over the next five days.

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