**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today due to the travel schedule**
A few quick notes:
*Still dry through the weekend with a gradual day to day warming trend. Looks like we head into the mid 80s on Saturday and Sunday.
*The 12Z GFS hints the western trough could be close enough for a few showers, mainly over West Alabama, on Tuesday of next week. Still, doubtful that we see any really significant rain next week as the upper ridge holds.
*The tropics remain quiet for now, but Dr. Bill Gray’s team at Colorado State this morning forecast 3 more named storms for the rest of the hurricane season….2 of them hurricanes…..1 major hurricane.
*FOOTBALL WEATHER: Excellent weather for the high school games tonight and Friday night. Comfortable temperatures in the 60s at kick off and in the 50s in the second half. Same story for college football tonight, as Memphis comes to UAB (TV-CBS CSN). Kentucky will be in Tuscaloosa to play Alabama for a 2:30 kick off Saturday (CBS-TV). We expect sunny weather with about 84 at kick off and in the 70s in the 4th quarter. Auburn will be in Nashville to play Vanderbilt with a 5:00 p.m. kick off on ESPN. Clear with 78 at kick off and in the 60s in the fourth quarter. Trinity University from San Antonio plays Birmingham Southern at noon Saturday in Regions Park. High temperature during the game about 83. Great story about Trinity in the Birmingham News sports section this morning.
I will have the next Weather Xtreme video here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow….
