An October Chill

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Here are some reports across the great state of Alabama at 5:00…

Russellville 36
Valley Head 37
Fayette 38
Concord 38
Cullman 39
Haleyville 39
Scottsboro 39
Birmingham 44

J.B. will run down a full list of morning lows a little later, but no doubt this is the coldest morning so far this fall for the Deep South. Today will feature a cobalt blue sky with maximum sunshine and very low humidity. The high this afternoon should be in the upper 60s for most communities. Tomorrow should be just a cold, followed by a warming trend that begins tomorrow afternoon as we reach the low 70s.

REST OF THE WEEK: The long dry spell continues… keep in mind a fire alert remains in effect for the entire state due to the danger of wildfires in these conditions. The slow warm-up continues, and we should reach the 80 degree mark by Thursday and Friday. Nights will stay pleasantly cool.

WEEKEND PEEK: Dry is the word. Sunny days, clear nights Saturday and Sunday with highs in the low 80s. Should be hard to find a decent cloud in the Alabama sky for the next 7 days.

NEXT RAIN? The 00Z GFS continues to suggest our next possibility of rain comes in the October 13-14 time frame as an upper trough sweeps through with a little Gulf moisture in place. See the Weather Xtreme video for details.

TROPICS: All remains rather quiet across the Atlantic basin. The GFS develops a system over the Northeast Caribbean in about 10 days, but it moves northeast into the Atlantic due to the mean upper trough over the eastern U.S.

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