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CLEARING THIS EVENING: The sun is shining brightly now north of a line from Millport to Smith Lake to Huntsville, and that clearing line will drop southward in coming hours. Turned out some spots did indeed get more than a quarter of an inch of rain this morning; my total in North Shelby County was 0.71″. Many folks, however, received less than one-tenth of an inch, especially north of Birmingham. The rain will continue to push southward this evening, out of our area.
WONDERFUL WEEKEND: Sunny pleasant days, clear chilly nights is our forecast through Monday. The high tomorrow will be around 70, with low 70s Sunday. Models continue to trend colder with morning lows; we will be in the 40s both tomorrow and Sunday morning. The NAM is now printing 42 for Birmingham at daybreak Sunday; sure looks like the colder valleys will be in the upper 30s with some potential for scattered light frost.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games this evening across the north and central part of the state, the temperature around 7:00 p.m. should be in the low 60s and falling into the 50s by the fourth quarter. Down state, especially over the SE third, there will be at least some light rain in the early evening. For college games Saturday, it will be hard to beat the weather. Alabama will play Ole Miss at Tuscaloosa on CBS with a 2:30 kick off. It should be near 70 at kick off and near 60 at the final whistle. Marshall University will play UAB at Legion Field with a 3:00 p.m. kick off with similar weather. Murray State will play at Jacksonville State with a 4:00 p.m. kick off. About 68 at kick off and about 56 at the final whistle.
NEXT WEEK: We stay dry through Wednesday; we still expect another rain event toward the end of the week; the latest GFS hints the best chance of rain will come Thursday afternoon, Thursday night, and into Friday. That same model (the 12Z run) now pushes the rain out of Alabama for the following weekend. The model hints at some kind of tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico moving across the Florida peninsula, and then northeast into the Atlantic.
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I had a great time seeing the 2nd graders today at Woodland Forrest Elementary in Tuscaloosa; be looking for them on the KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News! My next Weather Xtreme video will be posted by Monday morning at 7:00 a.m…. Brian Peters will have the video updates tomorrow and Sunday. Enjoy the weekend!
