James Spann: Hot, humid days for Alabama with a few afternoon and evening storms

SUMMER IN ALABAMA: We are in that time of the year when the weather doesn’t change much across the Deep South. You can say “hot and humid with an afternoon storm in spots” and you will be correct 90% of the time. That is the situation for Alabama through the rest of the week; highs will be in the low to mid 90s today and between 88 and 92 degrees over the latter half of the week.

The chance of any specific location seeing a shower is 20-25% this afternoon, 50-60% Wednesday and 60-70% Thursday and Friday as the air becomes more unstable. Most of the showers and storms will come from around 1 until 10 p.m. Otherwise, expect partly sunny days and fair nights.

THE WEEKEND: Days will be partly sunny with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in scattered, random places. Afternoon highs Saturday and Sunday will be very close to 90 degrees. And things won’t change much through next week as the classic summer pattern continues.

TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains calm. No tropical storms or hurricanes are expected for at least the next seven days.

ON THIS DATE IN 1680: The first confirmed tornado death in what would become the United States occurred in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The funnel was filled with stones, bushes and other things. The tornado also unroofed a barn and snapped many large trees.

ON THIS DATE IN 2005: Dennis struck Granma Province, Cuba, as a Category 4 hurricane. It would move into the Florida Panhandle two days later, on July 10.

ON THIS DATE IN 2024: Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast about 80 miles southwest of Houston with sustained winds of 80 mph.

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