MILD NOVEMBER AFTERNOON: Temperatures are mostly in the 72-76 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with sunshine filtered by high altitude cirrus clouds around 20,000 feet off the ground. Nothing on radar, and the sky will be mostly fair tonight with a low in the 40s.
The weather stays dry tomorrow; the sky will be partly to mostly sunny with a high in the mid 70s. Clouds will increase tomorrow night.
SHOWERS THURSDAY: A cold front will bring occasional showers to Alabama Thursday. There will be some surface based instability available, so a thunderstorm or two is possible, but severe storms are not expected with the main dynamic forcing well to the north. Rain amounts should be 1/2 inch or less, and the high will be close to 70 degrees. The main window for showers will come from about 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Friday will be breezy and cooler as the sky becomes partly to mostly sunny… the high will be in the 60-65 degree range. Any lingering showers Friday will be confined to areas near the Gulf Coast and the southeast corner of the state. Colder air will arrive over the weekend; despite sunshine in fully supply the high Saturday will be in the 52-55 degree range, followed by upper 50s Sunday. Lows will be well down in the 30s… many places will be close to freezing at daybreak Sunday.
NEXT WEEK: The weather continues to look quiet; dry weather continues Monday through Thursday followed by some risk of showers at the end of the week. High will be in the upper 50s Monday and Tuesday, followed by 60s for the rest of the week. Still no sign of any severe weather threats for the next ten days… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: All remains quiet, and tropical storm formation is not expected through the week.
RAIN UPDATE: Here are rain totals for the year so far, and the departure from average…
Mobile 77.51″ (+19.21″)
Birmingham 63.63″ (+15.05″)
Tuscaloosa 61.94″ (+16.86″)
Huntsville 57.99″ (+12.81″)
Muscle Shoals 56.30″ (+10.76″)
Dothan 56.16″ (+10.09″)
Montgomery 50.27″ (+7.04″)
Anniston 41.86″ (-2.27″)
ON THIS DATE IN 1864: On Election Night, a violent tornado strikes a ferry on the Mississippi River near Chester, Illinois, blowing away all but the hull. The boiler and engines are found up the bluff. Half of Chester was destroyed, and twenty died during the storm.
ON THIS DATE IN 1926: An estimated F3 to F4 tornado tore through La Plata, Maryland, killing 14 individuals at a small school. This storm caused 17 deaths and injured 65 others.
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