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WARMER DAYS AHEAD: Expect another picture perfect fall day for Alabama… a sunny sky today with a high in the mid 70s. But, a warming trend begins tomorrow as the upper air pattern over North America flips in coming days; by the weekend a trough will be forming over the west, with a ridge over the east. This will mean a pronounced warming trend in coming days.
The GFS goes nuts and shows 88 degrees for Birmingham on Saturday; the NAM, however, is printing 79. We will forecast low 80s on Saturday afternoon, with mid 80s Sunday. The weekend will remain dry with a good supply of sunshine both days along with pleasant morning lows in the 50s.
NEXT WEEK: All of the rain associated with the upper trough out west should remain just west of Alabama, and it looks like we stay dry pretty much all week. Cooler air will drain into the state from the east (the ole wedge) by mid-week, with temperatures around average values for early October during the latter half of the week.
Quite frankly, we still see no sign of any major rain event through mid-October. I hope the long dry spell doesn’t foul up our fall colors around here.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: UAB will host Memphis tonight at Legion Field (7:00 kickoff on CBSC); it will be superb night for the game with clear sky and temperatures in the 60s at kickoff, falling into the 50s by halftime. Pretty much the same storm for high school football games tonight and tomorrow night; the sky will be clear with temperatures falling through the 60s, reaching the 50s by the second half. A light jacket or sweater will be appropriate.
On Saturday, Alabama will host Kentucky at Bryant-Denny Stadium (2:30 kickoff on CBS); the sky will be sunny with a kickoff temperature of 83 degrees, falling into the 70s by the fourth quarter. Auburn will be on the road; they play Vanderbilt in Nashville (5:00 kickoff on ESPN). The sky will be clear, with temperatures falling from near 78 at kickoff into the 60s by the fourth quarter.
TALLADEGA WEATHER: A great race weekend is ahead with sunny warm days and clear cool nights. Highs around the Superspeedway will range from 81 to 84 on Saturday and Sunday, and there is no risk of rain.
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I will be traveling this afternoon (headed to Tuscaloosa for live weather at 5:00 and 6:00 from the Bryant Conference Center and the annual Nite On The Green fund raiser for breast cancer research), so there won’t be an afternoon Weather Xtreme video, but I will try to post a few notes before I get out of town. Enjoy the day!
