**No Weather Xtreme video this morning due to the travel schedule**
DRY THROUGH MONDAY: A calm weather pattern will continue into early next week with ridging aloft keeping Alabama high and dry, despite an easterly flow that will bring in a bit of low level moisture from the Atlantic. Afternoon highs will be pretty close to 80, with morning lows in the 60s.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Near perfect weather for high school games tonight. Most games kick off at 7:30 and it should be in the 70s at that time with upper 60s by the final whistle. Alabama has an open date. Appalachian State will be in Birmingham to play on campus at Samford Stadium at 2:30 tomorrow. This is one of the most anticipated games for Samford in a long time. It should get no warmer than about 82 during the game and in the 70s for the final whistle. Arkansas will be at Auburn for a 4:00 p.m. game tomorrow on pay-per-view. Dry pleasant weather with 78 at kick off and 70 when you go home. And, Jacksonville State will travel to Richmond, Kentucky to play Eastern Kentucky tomorrow at 5:00 p.m… the sky will be clear, with low 80s at kickoff and low 70s by the fourth quarter.
NEXT WEEK: The big Rocky Mountain storm will head up into Canada, and the trailing front will basically fizzle out before having a chance to really impact us in a big way. A shower or two could show up by Tuesday afternoon or Tuesday night, but it sure looks like most Alabama communities will be stay dry. Our event at the end of next week (one week from today) now looks questionable. Remember, October is our driest month of the year, and big rain events are usually few and far between.
VOODOO LAND: Just about every run of the GFS has developed a long wave trough somewhere over the central or eastern U.S. during the latter half of October. Of course, every run is different concerning the timing and amplitude, but you have to figure we have a great chance of getting a really good pop of that cold Canadian air before the month is over. The 06Z GFS hints this could come in the October 25-26 time frame.
STORM ALERT XTREME: Want to be trained as a storm spotter? Want to join the ABC 33/40 Skywatcher team? Our annual training event, Storm Alert Xtreme, is coming up on Saturday November 15 at the BJCC during the annual Birmingham International Auto Show. You will be trained by the best SKYWARN trainer in the nation, our own Brian Peters (he has trained over 6,000 Alabama storm spotters over the years), and learn from one of the most brilliant weather researchers in the country, our own Dr. Tim Coleman. We encourage all of our Skywatchers to attend this every year; you simply cannot get enough training. We will begin at 9:30, and be out by 3:30. And, everyone that attends Storm Alert Xtreme gets free admission to the Alabama International Auto Show. There is no admission charge, and no need to register. Just show up, but get there early for a good seat. We had a packed house last year.
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I am writing this morning at the Birmingham Airport… I have to make a quick trip to Boston, so there won’t be a Weather Xtreme video this morning or this afternoon due to the travel schedule. And, our pal Brian Peters is out somewhere in the wild woods of Alabama camping with little Internet access, so we probably won’t have another video up until Monday morning. J.B. and Bill Murray will keep the blog updated with fresh information.. enjoy the day and have a great weekend!
