No Rain For 7-10 Days; Trending Cooler After Today
LONG DRY SPELL: October is usually the driest month of the year in Alabama, so it is not unusual that we expect no rain around here for at least the next seven to ten days. Temperatures today reach the mid 80s, but a dry cold front will bring cooler air down into the state tonight. We expect lows down in the 50s early tomorrow tomorrow, making it finally feel like October.
We expect sunny days and fair cool nights through the weekend. Highs will be in the upper 70s and low 80s, with lows in the 50s. Some of the colder pockets across North Alabama could reach the 40s early Friday morning.
And, dry weather continues next week with highs in the 70s and lows mostly in the 50s. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: Hurricane Milton this morning is about 750 miles west/southwest of Tampa with winds of 100 mph. It is moving to the east/southeast at 8 mph. Milton is expected to rapidly intensity, with winds of 145 mph by tomorrow over the southern Gulf of Mexico. Landfall is expected near Tampa Bay Wednesday night… Milton will be weakening by then, but is still expected to be a major hurricane. A Hurricane Watch is now in effect for the Gulf coast of Florida
from Chokoloskee northward to the mouth of the Suwanee River, including Tampa Bay, and the Dry Tortugas.
Milton will not impact the central Gulf Coast (Gulf Shores to Panama City Beach) in any way other than a high rip current danger.
Elsewhere, Hurricane Kirk is becoming post-tropical over the North Atlantic, and Hurricane Leslie in the central Atlantic will turn northward and slowly weaken; no threat to land. A new wave coming off the African coast has a 30 percent chance of development, but if anything forms it will also most likely turn north far from land.
ON THIS DATE IN 2016: Hurricane Matthew was off the northeast coast of Florida. Matthew brought intense rainfall to the Carolinas on the 8th and 9th.
Look for the next video briefing here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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