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DRY AIR IN PLACE: A relatively dry airmass for mid-summer continues to cover Alabama this morning, and accordingly we expect no rain today with a high in the low 90s; mid 90s for West Alabama. The humidity will remain fairly low for early July. Pretty much the same story for tomorrow; the chance of rain looks so small we will leave it out of the forecast and roll with a mostly sunny forecast.

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND: Global models continue to trend dry on Saturday, and for now we have mentioned only isolated afternoon showers. Sure looks like most of the state will stay dry, and the weather is looking generally good for fireworks displays Saturday night.

We will continue to mention scattered showers and storms Sunday as heights lower a bit and moisture levels increase. Showers and storms will be more numerous Monday with a nice short wave and surface front involved by then. The GFS is continuing the idea of highs only in the upper 80s on Sunday and Monday because of clouds and showers. We could use the rain since our rain surplus for 2009 has just about vanished in recent weeks.

LONG RANGE/TROPICS: Watch the Weather Xtreme video for details; no sign of any super serious heat wave through mid-July; looks like the typical July heat around here. And, no sign of life in the tropics for now.

AT THE BEACH: You can bet the beaches will be packed in coming days as we approach the Fourth of July weekend. The weather looks pretty decent; expect about 7 to 9 hours of sunshine each day through Sunday with just a few scattered showers and storms. Afternoon highs along the immediate coast will be close to 90, with mid 90s a few miles inland. The sea water temperature at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab last night was 87 degrees, and there is no sign of any tropical storm formation through the weekend.

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