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Time to for an early fall weekend in Alabama… and the nice weather will hold despite a strong Atlantic coast storm not too far to the east.
ANOTHER COOL MORNING: Some 5:00 observations around Alabama…
Concord 46
Meridianville 46
Anniston 48
Alexander City 48
Gadsden 48
Fort Payne 48
Crossville 48
Haleyville 49
Muscle Shoals 49
We will warm into the low 80s today with a good supply of sunshine. Winds will pick up out of the north today in response to the strong low to the east.
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES: Not much change in our weather through the weekend and into early next week. Mostly sunny warm days and clear cool nights. A deep upper trough forms over the eastern U.S. by the middle of next week, and should deliver the coolest air so far season into the state by Thursday and Friday, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. No rain with the front on Wednesday, and the forest fire danger will remain high for the next 7 days.
VOODOO LAND: See the Weather Xtreme video for the race weekend outlook (October 4 and 5 at Talladega)… the GFS hints out next chance of rain will be around Monday October 6, but this is pure voodoo.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games tonight, nearly perfect weather with a clear sky and temperatures falling from the mid 70s into the 60s during the games.
Auburn hosts Tennessee tomorrow at 2:30 (CBS) at Jordan Hare Stadium; the sky will be clear with a kickoff temperature around 79, 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.
And, Jacksonville State travels to Charleston, Illinois to play Eastern Illinois at 1:30 p.m. CDT tomorrow; the sky will be sunny with a kickoff temperature near 83 degrees.
TROPICS: Tropical Storm Kyle in the Atlantic, east of the Bahamas, is forecast to becoming a minimal hurricane this weekend, passing slightly east of the New England coast Sunday. See the Weather Xtreme video for more.
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I am speaking on the UAB campus this morning… I will be back in the weather office by early afternoon and the next Weather Xtreme video will be posted by 3:30 this afternoon. Enjoy the day!
