Rain Likely For NW Alabama Tomorrow Night/Friday; Afternoons Stay Warm
ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER TODAY? While most of Alabama will stay dry today with a high around 80 degrees, we will mention the risk of a few small, isolated showers this afternoon as moisture levels rise a bit. Chance of any one spot seeing some rain today is only 10-15 percent.
Tomorrow will be warm and mostly dry with a high in the low 80s, but rain is likely for the northwest corner of the state tomorrow night into Friday. Best chance of showers will be north of a line from Tuscaloosa to Cullman to Fort Payne; areas around Florence and the Shoals down to places like Russellville and Hamilton have potential for 1/2 to one inch of rain. Showers will be hard to find from Birmingham south and east.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: The weather looks generally dry and warm Saturday and Sunday with highs in the low 80s, about ten degrees above average for early November in Alabama.
And, unfortunately global models aren’t giving us much hope for meaningful rain next week as an upper ridge deflects the main storm systems well to the north and west of the state. Highs remain in the low 80s, but there is evidence a much cooler airmass will arrive around November 8/9. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: A broad area of low pressure is likely to develop over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in a couple of days. Gradual development is possible thereafter, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend or early next week while the system drifts generally northward over the west-central Caribbean Sea.
NHC gives the system a 40 percent chance of development; global models generally show a very weak tropical low meandering around the northern Caribbean.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Jacksonville State will take on Liberty tonight (6:00p CT kickoff) in Lynchburg; the sky will be clear with temperatures falling into the 60s.
For the high school games tomorrow night, a few isolated showers can’t be ruled out over the northern quarter of Alabama, but most stadiums will be dry with temperatures falling through the 70s, reaching the 60s by the four quarter.
Saturday Auburn hosts Vanderbilt at Jordan-hare Stadium (11:45a CT kickoff)… expect a good supply of sunshine with temperatures rising from near 78 at kickoff into the low 80s by the second half.
UAB will host Tulsa at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham (1:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly sunny with temperatures hovering around 80 degrees during the game.
Troy will host Coastal Carolina (3:00p CT kickoff); it will be a sunny Saturday with temperatures falling from near 82 at kickoff into the 70s by the fourth quarter.
ON THIS DATE IN 1991: The Perfect Storm, also known as the No-Name Storm reached maximum strength on this day with a low pressure of 972 mb and sustained winds of 69 mph.
Look for the next video briefing here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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