James Spann forecasts a soggy Labor Day for many in Alabama from Alabama NewsCenter on Vimeo.

RADAR CHECK: Rain is fairly widespread early this morning over parts of north and west Alabama as an unsettled, wet pattern persists. A flood watch is in effect today for areas north of a line from Reform to Clanton to Opelika, roughly the northern half of the state. Showers are possible over south Alabama as well this afternoon, but they should be fewer there.The ground is saturated over much of north Alabama, and we expect periods of rain and a few thunderstorms again today, possibly leading to some flooding. The sky will be mostly cloudy with a high between 78 and 83 degrees for most communities. The average high for Birmingham on Sept. 5 is 88.

REST OF THE WEEK: Showers and storms remain possible Tuesday and Wednesday, but they should be a little fewer and more scattered. With a mix of sun and clouds we expect a high in the mid 80s both days. Rain and storms become more widespread again Thursday and Friday as precipitable water values rise across the state. Highs will be close to 80, and we can’t rule out more flooding by the end of the week as the wet pattern continues.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The sky will be mostly cloudy Saturday and Sunday with occasional showers and a few thunderstorms both days. Again, this won’t be an all-day kind of rain, but if you have an outdoor event planned you will have to dodge rain from time to time. Highs over the weekend will be in the low 80s.

NEXT WEEK: We are seeing evidence drier, continental air could move into Alabama for at least the first half of next week with increasing amounts of sun. Highs will be in the 80s.TROPICS: Hurricane Danielle, with winds of 90 mph, is in the North Atlantic between the U.S. and Europe. It will move eastward over the next few days and will become post-tropical later in the week. Tropical Storm Earl, with winds of 50 mph, is well north of Puerto Rico and will move slowly northward through midweek, possibly reaching hurricane strength. Both of these systems will stay well east of the U.S.

A tropical wave in the far eastern Atlantic could show some development this week, but it should recurve into the open Atlantic. There are no tropical systems threatening the U.S. for at least the next seven to 10 days.ON THIS DATE IN 1950: Hurricane Easy was an erratic and unpredictable hurricane that lingered over the Tampa Bay area for days, dropping torrential rains and causing damage especially in Cedar Key, Florida, where the storm eventually made landfall. This hurricane dumped 38.7 inches of rain in 24 hours in Yankeetown, a record for the U.S. at the time.

ON THIS DATE IN 2017: Hurricane Irma became a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph. This made Irma one of the strongest hurricanes ever observed in the open Atlantic Ocean.

ON THIS DATE IN 2019: After battering the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian turned northwestward and moved parallel to the southern U.S. East Coast. Bands of showers and thunderstorms ahead of the storm’s center produced more than a dozen tornadoes across northeastern South Carolina and eastern North Carolina. Fortunately for South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina, Dorian continued to turn to the right and the center remained offshore as it approached Cape Fear.

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