FINE FALL DAY: Temperatures are mostly in the 60s and 70s across Alabama this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny sky. A secondary push of cool air arrives tonight with some clouds and a north breeze.
There are two areas marked by the NHC has having a chance for tropical development. Here is an update on these.
Today and the rest of the week, expect sunny, very pleasant days, and clear, cold nights. Highs are in the 70s today, but will drop into the 60s tomorrow and Thursday, but should return to the 70s Friday.
The Dr. David Satcher & St. Michael’s Medical Clinic and Learning Center in Anniston, Alabama, got a shot in the arm recently in the form of a $25,000 grant from the Alabama Power Foundation.
FALL FEEL: Temperatures are mostly in the 40s over North Alabama early this morning, but we do note that Gadsden and Fort Payne are reporting 39 degrees just before daybreak. We are seeing 50s over the southern half of the state, but Mobile remains the warmest spot with low 60s
Joining us on the show tonight is Meteorologist, Science Writer and Weather Historian Sean Potter. His latest featured article for Weatherwise Magazine is entitled, “Cracking the Weather Code: How Early Weather Observers Used Encryption to Communicate Information.”
Alongside state and local leaders, Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair celebrated the official launch of construction on a cutting-edge $30 million workforce training center at the Alabama Robotics Technology Park in Tanner, near Decatur.
COOL BREEZE: Cooler air continues to roll into Alabama and the Deep South this afternoon. Temperatures are in the 60s and 70s over the northern half of the state, with 80s to the south. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low in the 40s and 50s.
It is officially hurricane season through November 30, so we are constantly on the lookout for anything that looks suspicious.
Another front is moving through Alabama today with no clouds and no rain, but it will bring noticeable cooler weather to Alabama today and the rest of this week. We have brisk north wind today, and our afternoon highs are in the 70s.
Retired Lt. Gen. Ron Burgess, who rose to the level of three-star general in the U.S. Army, will independently assess the Birmingham Water Works from top to bottom with no limitations and recommend structural changes where needed, BWW Board Chair Tereshia Huffman said recently.
DRY FRONT: A dry cold front will bring noticeably cooler air into Alabama and the Deep South today. Highs will be in the 70s for most of the state with a cool north breeze. Our coldest mornings this week will come early Wednesday and Thursday when much of North Alabama will dip into the 30s for the first time this season.
Sunshine is dominating the skies across nearly all of North and Central Alabama this afternoon, except for the northeast corner of the area where a few cirrus clouds are floating overhead.
Cathead Biscuits are a beloved Southern classic, and their name has a fun bit of folklore attached to it.
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