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DRIER DAYS AHEAD: The heaviest rain today was over South and East Alabama… our Skywatcher at Muscadine in Cleburne County reports 1.30″ so far; amounts are lighter to the west. All of the rain will end within the next two hours.
NICE WEEKEND: What a beautiful weekend ahead; lots of sunshine tomorrow and Sunday. The high tomorrow will be in the upper 60s, followed by low 70s on Sunday. Early mornings will be chilly; generally in the 40 to 45 degree range. Colder valleys should reach the upper 30s at daybreak Sunday.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Most of the high school games tonight will be played without rain. Some clouds may linger. The fields, of course, will be mostly wet and temperatures will be in the 50s throughout the game. Saturday the Citadel is in Birmingham for the Samford Homecoming game with a 2:00 p.m. kick off. 30 minutes later at 2:30, the Magic City Classic will kick off at Legion Field between Alabama State and Alabama A&M. That game is on tape delay at 9:30 p.m. on ESPNU. For both games, it will be sunny with about 68 at kick off and 58 by the final whistle. In Knoxville, Alabama will meet Tennessee for a 6:45 kick off on ESPN. Fair dry weather with a light wind and in the 50s at kick off and 40s by the end of the game.
COLD SHOT NEXT WEEK: We are still projecting the coldest air so far this season in Alabama by early next week; north winds will pick up on Monday, and lows should drop into the mid 30s both Tuesday and Wednesday morning. The 12Z run of the GFS suggests the best chance of frost will come Wednesday morning with a clear sky and light wind. Colder valleys should drop below the freezing mark at that time. A slow warming trend begins Wednesday afternoon, and at this point we expect the entire week to be dry.
PRIME TIME TONIGHT ON ABC 33/40: Don’t forget our annual fall TV special is tonight from 7:00 until 8:00 p.m. on ABC 33/40… the show is called “Southern Skies of 2008”, and you will see some weather highlights over the last year. Thanks to Ashley B for her work in coordinating the show, and to Deborah Pugatch for producing the show.
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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.
I had a great time seeing the third graders this morning at Rocky Ridge Elementary School… 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 7:00 a.m. Monday; Brian Peters will have the video updates over the weekend. Have a wonderful weekend!
