Midday Nowcast: Severe Clear with Sunshine and Blue Sky for Alabama Today

Sunshine remains in fully supply today, and that will continue tomorrow as well. High are in the 60s today after the frosty start to the day, and should return to the 70s tomorrow. Tonight will be another clear and cold one with widespread 30s and lower 40s.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Perfect weather for high school football games across Alabama tomorrow night. A clear sky with temperatures in the mid 60s at kickoff, falling into the 50s during the second half.

BIRMINGHAM ALMANAC: For October 17th, the average high for Birmingham is 76° and the average low is 54°. The record high is 91° set in 1897, while the record low is 34° set in 2001. We average 0.11” of precipitation on this date, and the record value is 2.66” set in 1928.

WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK: Dry weather continues; expect sunshine in full supply Saturday and Sunday with highs in the 70s. And, the long dry spell continues through next week and temperatures moderate some with highs closer to 80 degrees. Statistically, October is the driest month of the year for Alabama and much of the Deep South, so little to no rain in Alabama this time of year is completely normal.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Saturday Auburn plays Missouri in Columbia (11:00a CT kickoff)… the sky will be sunny with temperatures rising from near 68 at kickoff into the low 70s during the second half.

Alabama will be in Knoxville to take on Tennessee (2:30p CT kickoff)… it will be a sunny day. About 70 degrees at kickoff, falling into the 60s by the fourth quarter.

And, UAB will be in Tampa to play South Florida (2:30p CT kickoff)… the weather will be sunny and warm with temperatures in the low to mid 80s.

IN THE TROPICS: In the Central Tropical Atlantic, Invest 94L: Showers and thunderstorms associated with a trough of low pressure located a few hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands remain disorganized. Some slow development is possible during the next few days as the disturbance moves quickly westward to west-northwestward around 20 mph, passing near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday, then near Hispaniola and the southeastern Bahamas on Saturday. Strong upper-level winds should end the chances of development by late in the weekend. Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent.

Also, showers and thunderstorms over the western Caribbean Sea are associated with a broad area of low pressure. Some gradual development is possible over the next couple of days before it moves inland over Central America. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is likely across portions of Central America and southern Mexico through the weekend. Formation chance through 7 days…low…20 percent.

The next names up are Nadine and Oscar.

WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 111.6F at Tambacounda, Senegal. The lowest observation was -79.4F at Dome A, Antarctica.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 102F at Tecopa, CA. The lowest observation was 18F at Roscommon, MI.

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