Warm, Dry Weekend

**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today**

UNEVENTFUL WEATHER: Today is the fourth consecutive day without a drop of rain for Birmingham and most of North/Central Alabama; the sky is mostly sunny, and temperatures are generally in the 88 to 91 degree range.

The weather won’t change much for our weekend. Partly to mostly sunny tomorrow and Sunday; afternoon highs not too far from 90 degrees, and no significant chance of rain. Any showers over the weekend will be confined to the far southern counties of Alabama. And, even there they won’t be really widespread.

NEXT WEEK: The weather still looks warm and dry Monday… we will phase in the risk of widely scattered showers and during the mid-week period, but still no sign of any really widespread, big rain event around here anytime soon. Highs next week will be in the 87-90 degree range.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Clear for the high school games across North/Central Alabama tonight; temperatures in the mid 80s at kickoff, falling into the 70s by the final whistle.

Tomorrow, Auburn will host Arkansas State for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The sky will be mostly clear; 86 degrees at kickoff, falling into the upper 70s by the fourth quarter. UAB will travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU; the game kicks off at 6:00 p.m. CT. Just a slight risk of a shower or storm during the first half, otherwise mostly fair. About 88 degrees at kickoff; 80 by the final whistle.

Jacksonville State will host Jacksonville University (yes, that is confusing) tomorrow at Burgess-Snow Stadium at 6pm CT… the sky will be mostly fair. About 87 degrees at kickoff; upper 70s by the final whistle.

TROPICS: Tropical depression eight formed earlier today on the Mexican coast, well south of Brownsville, Texas. It is inland and won’t have a chance of becoming a tropical storm. Other waves across the Atlantic basin remain disorganized. Perhaps the one to watch is a strong wave that will emerge off the African coast this weekend; it will have some chance of developing as it moves over the Atlantic waters.

GULF COAST WEATHER: About 6 to 8 hours of sunshine each day through the weekend with a few scattered showers and storms possible. Highs on the immediate coast will be in the upper 80s, with low 90s just a mile or two inland. The sea water temperature this afternoon at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is 87 degrees.

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Category: Alabama's Weather