Cold in the South

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Cold air advection is well underway after the cold front passed through the state yesterday. And an upper ridge will be positioned right over us tonight and early Sunday morning allowing temperatures to fall to the coldest values we’ve seen this Fall. Monday we’ll see temperatures recover somewhat as we get back to highs more typical of late November with a high around 65.

Monday a trough will dig into the Central US and bring us a shot at some rain late Monday night and into Tuesday. This system has some marginal potential for severe weather, however, SPC has not posted a slight risk area yet since the models have been fairly inconsistent with how they are handling it. Moisture should return into the ArkLaTex on Monday, and forecast soundings show some vertical shear that might be supportive of organized thunderstorms. The track of the surface low has also become more consistent as the GFS is bringing the low across northern Mississippi. So thunderstorms are a distinct possibility, and we’ll have to continue to monitor the development of conditions to see if there will be enough instability for severe storms. Be sure to check back with the Blog as we continue to keep a check on this system.

Rain should end from the west on Tuesday afternoon with another chilly day for us on Wednesday as the highs only reach the mid and upper 50s. Another short wave trough will move by on Friday, however, it doesn’t seem likely that this trough will have much moisture to work with, so other than a few clouds, we should stay dry into next weekend.

If you are headed out to the Iron Bowl, be sure to dress warmly. Today’s high may not get out of the 40s which is about 14 degrees below the average high for this date. A northwest wind at 10 to 15 mph will make those chilly highs feel even colder.

Looking out into voodoo country, there appears to be another shot at rain around the 5th of December, and with a mostly southwesterly flow aloft, we appear on track to be mild into the first week of December.

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This is rivalry weekend. For me, I’ll be glued to the television come 2:30 pm as Florida State takes on arch rival Florida. Go Noles!! Thanks for staying tuned to the Weather Xtreme Video. I expect to have the next one posted first thing on Sunday morning. Enjoy the cold day and Godspeed.

-Brian-

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