Foggy Start, Warm & Sunny Afternoon
Dense fog advisory this morning until 9AM.
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY: Expect a sky full of sunshine, a general warming trend as we are going to see mainly sunny days and clear, chilly nights. For today, we will see temps climb into the mid 70s, and then lower 80s Thursday. Friday looks to be near identical to Thursday with low 80s out there, but clouds will be on the increase as a cold front approaches the state.
FRIDAY NIGHT FRONT: A major storm system will move out of the Rockies and into the Northern Plains Friday, with blizzard conditions developing over the Dakotas. A trailing cold front will approach Northwest Alabama Friday night, and that front is expected to bring showers to Alabama late Friday night into early Saturday morning. No drought buster, and rain amounts will be generally under 1/2 inch, but we will take what we get…but unfortunately I think most of us will yet again be dry.
CHILLY WEEKEND WEATHER: Much colder air invades Alabama following the front. The day on Saturday will feature a clearing sky and many spots in South/Central Alabama will struggle to climb into the mid 6s for highs. Now on Sunday, expect a blustery and chilly day with lower 60s and likely upper 50s for highs despite full sunshine. A chilly north breeze of 10-20 mph will make it feel colder. It will easily be the coldest air so far this season; most places will drop to near the freezing mark Monday morning, which will be that first frost or freeze for many of us this season.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school football playoff games Friday night, rain is possible over the northwest corner of the state, otherwise clouds will increase with temperatures in the 60s.
Alabama will host Chattanooga Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium (6:00p CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly fair with temperatures falling from 54 at kickoff into the chilly low 40s for the second half.
Auburn hosts Alabama A&M Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium (6:30p CT kickoff)… mostly fair with temperatures falling from the mid 50s at kickoff, and into the mid 40s by the fourth quarter.
WEEK OF THANKSGIVING: The week starts off cold, but then temperatures are going to moderate through the week. Some good news is that a rain producer is expected to arrive middle of the week as both global models (GFS and EURO) show this, it looks to be a pretty good rain event Wednesday with potential for more than 1/2 inch of rain. That rain moves out Wednesday night, and for now Thanksgiving looks cool and dry.
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Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Ryan
