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This is our coolest morning since May 17… here are some 5:00 observations:
Crossville 48
Meridianville 48
Gadsden 50
Decatur 50
Muscle Shoals 50
Haleyville 51
Evergreen 51
Anniston 52
The great Alabama weather legend, J.B. Elliott, will post a long list of lows later this morning.
THE DAYS AHEAD: Still no major change through the weekend with sunny pleasant days and clear cool nights. Highs around 80 today, tomorrow, and Saturday, with low to mid 80s Sunday. Morning lows stay in the 50s.
NEXT WEEK: A long wave trough forming over the eastern U.S. is expected to bring the coolest air so far this season into Alabama by the latter half of the week; we are looking at highs in the 70s, and lows in the mid to upper 40s in 7 to 8 days. And, the weather still looks very dry with no sign of rain for the next 10 to 15 days. The weather looks fine for race weekend at Talladega, and any other outdoor activity you might have planned. Remember, October is our driest month of the year, so long dry periods are very “normal” now. Just remember the danger of forest fires will continue to increase in coming days and weeks.
COASTAL STORM: A major hybrid storm system will bring lots of wind and rain to the middle Atlantic coast region today and tomorrow. And, a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic north of Hispanolia looks better organized today, and it has some potential to become a tropical depression as it moves north, toward the Canadian Maritimes, or perhaps the New England coast this weekend. These systems will have on impact on our weather here in Alabama.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games tonight and tomorrow night, nearly perfect weather with a clear sky and temperatures falling from the mid 70s into the 60s during the games.
Auburn hosts Tennessee Saturday at 2:30 (CBS) at Jordan Hare Stadium; the sky will be clear with a kickoff temperature around 80, falling into the mid 70s by fourth quarter. Alabama is on the road; they will play Georgia in Athens Saturday evening at 6:45 (ESPN). The sky will be mostly cloudy; the chance of a shower is only about one in five during the game. Temperatures will fall from 77 at kickoff into the upper 60s by the end of the game. UAB will be on the road to play South Carolina at Columbia’s Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday evening at 6:00 (ESPN 360); just a slight risk of a shower with a kickoff temperature around 78, falling into the 60s by the fourth quarter.
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