Hot, Dry Weather For Alabama; Florence Is Inland
HOT SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON: Sinking air on the periphery of Hurricane Florence is bringing a sunny, hot day to Alabama. Compressional heating has pushed temperatures into the mid 90s in a few spots; the average high at Birmingham on September 14 is 86 degrees.
THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK: The weather will stay dry for the next five days for most of Alabama; we rise into the low 90s tomorrow, but Sunday will be a bit cooler with a high between 85 and 88 thanks to a northerly flow on the back side of Florence. Sunny days, fair nights through Wednesday. A few widely scattered showers could show up late next week on Thursday and Friday, but nothing really widespread. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Mostly fair and warm for tonight’s high school games with temperatures falling through the 80s.
Auburn hosts LSU tomorrow afternoon (2:30p CT kickoff) at Jordan-Hare Stadium… the sky will be mostly sunny with a kickoff temperature near 90 degrees, falling into the upper 80s by the fourth quarter.
Alabama travels to Oxford to take on Ole Miss Saturday evening (6:00p CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly clear. The temperature will fall from near 88 at kickoff, into the low 80s by the final whistle.
UAB hosts Tulane Saturday at Legion Field (12:00 noon CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly with temperatures rising from 87 at kickoff, to near 90 by the fourth quarter.
FLORENCE: Florence continues to produce severe storm surge and freshwater flooding across parts of the Carolinas; it sure looks like we will see some rain totals in excess of 3 feet in spots by Sunday. The system will drift through northern South Carolina over the weekend, still producing heavy rain while the wind field weakens.
Florence will have no impact on Alabama’s weather, other than keeping us dry.
REST OF THE TROPICS: Tropical storms Joyce and Helene in the eastern Atlantic are moving north/northeast and are no threat to North America. Isaac is a disorganized tropical depression in the Caribbean, there is a decent chance it will be torn apart over the weekend in the Caribbean due to shear. And, a tropical wave is moving into South Texas, bringing potential for heavy rain there.
There are no tropical systems threatening the Central Gulf Coast for the next five days.
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