Big Warm-Up Today; Much Cooler Friday

COOL START, WARM AFTERNOON: Many towns across North/Central Alabama are in the 40s this morning with a clear sky and light wind, but you won’t need a jacket for long today. A very dry airmass and strong October sun will push temperatures into the low to mid 80s this afternoon. Tomorrow will be warm and dry as well with a high between 82 and 85. Then, a cold front passes through tomorrow night, and any showers should be very isolated due to the dry air in place. Then, Friday will be a different kind of day with a high only in the mid 60s along with a cool north breeze.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Saturday morning will be cold for mid-October. Lows will be in the 34-42 degree range, and colder spots could see some scattered light frost. The day will be sunny with a high between 67 and 70. Sunny weather continues Sunday with a high in the mid 70s; it will be a glorious autumn weekend.

NEXT WEEK: Another front creeps into the state Monday… but few will mention only a small risk of a shower as the air will still be pretty dry. The rest of the week look fairly quiet; mostly dry with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: A broad area of low pressure located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms, mainly to the east of its center. Strong upper-level winds are expected to inhibit significant development while the system moves west-northwestward over the next couple of days. Regardless of development, the system could produce locally heavy rainfall across portions of the central and northern Lesser Antilles today, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tomorrow, and Hispaniola on Friday. The rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Friday night will be cool and dry for high school football games across Alabama. The sky will be clear with temperatures falling from the upper 50s at kickoff, into the upper 40s by the final whistle.

Saturday, Auburn travels to South Carolina to take on the Gamecocks in Columbia (11a CT kickoff)… The sky will be sunny with temperatures rising from 62 at kickoff into the mid 60s by the fourth quarter. UAB will host Western Kentucky at Legion Field Saturday (12:30p CT kickoff)… look for sunshine in full supply with temperatures rising from 66 at kickoff, to near 70 by the final whistle.

And, Saturday night Alabama hosts Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium (7p CT kickoff)… the sky will be clear with temperatures falling from near 65 at kickoff, into the mid 50s by the end of the game.

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