P.M. THUNDERSTORMS TODAY; DRIER WEATHER STARTS SUNDAY… Thunderstorms will pop up this afternoon into this evening across south Alabama and northwest Florida as our warm, unsettled, summer-like pattern is set to continue. High temperatures will be in the mid- to upper-80s. While there is no formal risk of severe weather in place, some of the storms today could be on the strong side, producing localized, small areas of gusty winds. Small hail will be possible in the strongest of the storms. The tornado risk today remains very, very low. There could be a few waterspouts offshore, however. Please be aware of that if you’re headed out on a boat. There is a chance some spots may have no rain today. The storms will be scattered in nature and MOSTLY happening between 11AM and 8PM. We’ll have a few more showers and storms on Saturday ahead of a drier pattern setting up for Sunday. Let’s look at all of your forecast details.

FEWER STORMS ON SATURDAY… Rain chances will be much lower on Saturday compared to today. We’ll call it a 30% chance of showers and storms on Saturday, most of which will happen in the P.M. hours. High temperatures on Saturday will approach 90° by 2PM.

SUNNY & HOT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY… Sunny skies are expected for Sunday into Monday as a big area of high pressure takes a firm hold on our weather pattern for the next several days. High temperatures will be in the low-90s. No rain is expected on Sunday or Monday.

DRY WEEK AHEAD… Hot and dry conditions are ahead for the upcoming week. Rain will be scarce with high pressure building into the Deep South. There is at least some chance we may go through the whole work week (Monday through Friday) with no rain. High temperatures will be in the low-90s with morning lows in the upper-60s.

ANOTHER TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IN ATLANTIC… The National Hurricane Center issued yet another Special Tropical Weather Outlook last night due to a developing tropical disturbance over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This system is well southeast of Bermuda and well to the north of the Lesser Antilles. Regardless of if the system becomes a subtropical storm or tropical storm, the system won’t directly affect Alabama or northwest Florida. Direct U.S. impacts are highly unlikely. From NHC: A surface trough and associated upper-level disturbance are producing disorganized shower activity and gusty winds over the central Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda. Gradual development of this system is possible, and it could acquire some subtropical characteristics later today or on Saturday as it moves generally northward. Development is not expected after that time due to unfavorable environmental conditions.

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