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COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA: You can see the difference on either side of the front very clearly at mid-afternoon… at 2:00 p.m. Montgomery was at 86, while Memphis was reporting a chilly 58 degrees with a north wind.
Light rain is showing up on radar along the front, and we will continue to mention the chance of a few showers tonight into tomorrow morning. Rain totals should be light, but we note the NAM has become more aggressive with a total of 0.81″ for Birmingham. The GFS is printing 0.36″, which is most likely closer to the truth. Most of the rain will fall from around 6:00 this evening through 12:00 noon tomorrow. The sky will clear tomorrow night.
FINE FALL WEEKEND: We are looking at a picture perfect autumn weekend; sunny pleasant days and clear chill nights. Looks like we can expect upper 40s at daybreak Saturday, with mid 40s early Sunday. The high will be close to 70 Saturday, with low 70s on Sunday. Doesn’t get much better.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games tonight there will be a chance of a shower at most stadiums, but temperatures will be comfortable and even a bit on the chilly side as the evening goes on. For Friday night games, ideal weather with clear conditions and temperatures dropping into the 50s during the game. While we are on the subject, let’s discuss the weather for Saturday’s games. Alabama will host Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa at 2:30 p.m. on CBS TV. Picture perfect weather with near 70 at kick off and in the low 60s by the final whistle. Almost identical weather for Marshall University in town to play UAB at Legion Field with a 3:00 p.m. kick off.
NEXT WEEK: Still looks like a chance of rain on Thursday of next week (one week from today)… followed by another shot of cooler air by Friday and the following weekend.
TROPICS: Hurricane Omar is headed northeast, into the open Atlantic. No threat to land. A low latitude disturbance in the Central Atlantic has a chance to become better organized in coming days as it moves to the west.
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