James Spann: Isolated showers for Alabama Thursday, Friday; a few strong storms over the weekend

RADAR CHECK: We have a classic case of scattered, random showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon. Showers are a little more numerous over the eastern half of the state, and they are moving westward on top of an upper low over the northeast Gulf. Showers will fade after sunset; the low tonight will be between 65 and 72 degrees.

THURDAY/FRIDAY: A very routine June pattern will continue Thursday and Friday across the Deep South — partly sunny days, highs in the mid to upper 80s and the risk of a passing afternoon shower or storm in a few spots. The chance of any specific spot seeing a shower or storm will be 20-30%, mainly between 2 and 10 p.m.

The Storm Prediction Center has north Alabama in a severe weather risk on Friday; a surface front will be positioned just to the north, and storms that form could produce strong, gusty winds. Thankfully we are out of tornado season, and wind profiles don’t favor any tornado risk here. Showers and storms will be fewer over the southern counties.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The front will stay parked just to the north, and we will maintain the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday. The weekend won’t be a washout, and the sun will be out at times. Just expect a passing shower or storm from time to time, and where the storms form, they could be heavy, with potential for strong, gusty winds. The highest coverage of showers will be over the northern half of the state, and highs will be in the 80s.

NEXT WEEK: The weather will be what we expect in June in Alabama — partly sunny, warm, humid days with the chance of scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms through the week. Highs remain in the 80s.

TROPICS: All is quiet, and tropical storm formation is not expected across the Atlantic basin over the next seven days.

ON THIS DATE IN 1995: Category 1 Hurricane Allison made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida before tracking northward as an extratropical system. Several tornadoes touched down in Georgia, the most significant in the town of St. Marys. An elementary school was destroyed, and significant damage was also reported to several buildings at the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.

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