RADAR CHECK: Showers and a few thunderstorms are lined up across Alabama from near Scottsboro to Birmingham to Selma to Jackson at mid-afternoon. This is along a cold front which is moving eastward. With weakening wind fields and dynamic support, severe storms are very unlikely. The air is warm and unstable across Southeast Alabama, but there is little upper air support there.
Showers and storms will move out of the state tonight as the front continues to move eastward.
Tomorrow and Friday will be dry and mild. With a mix of sun and clouds both days afternoon highs will be in the mid 70s for most communities.
THE WEEKEND: Cooler air drops into the Deep South. Expect sunny days with highs in the 60s, morning lows will drop into the 35-45 degree range by early Sunday morning with a good chance of frost over the northern half of the state. Frost is also likely over North Alabama Monday and Tuesday morning.
The latest global model output suggests most all of next week will be dry and seasonal across Alabama and the Deep South… See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: A non-tropical low pressure area is located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda. Environmental conditions could support this system gradually acquiring subtropical characteristics through this weekend while it moves slowly eastward over the western and central subtropical Atlantic. By early next week, environmental conditions are forecast to become unfavorable for further development. Chance of development is 50 percent.
No tropical storms are expected near the Gulf or the U.S. for at least the next 7-10 days.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Auburn hosts Arkansas Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium (11:45a CT kickoff)… the sky will be sunny with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.
Alabama will be in Baton Rouge to play LSU (2:30p CT kickoff)… it will be a sunny day there with temperatures in the mid 70s during the first half, falling into the upper 60s by the final whistle.
The weather looks excellent for all of the games played in Alabama Saturday; a clear sky with a high between 65 and 70 degrees. For evening games temperatures will fall quickly into the 50s.
ON THIS DATE IN 1935: The “Yankee Hurricane” made landfall just north of Miami Beach with winds of 100 mph. In Florida the storm killed nine people and injured more than 150 others. Unlike most storms that approach South Florida from the southeast or south, this system tracked south and southwest from higher latitudes (prompting locals to nickname it the “Yankee” hurricane because it came from the north).
Look for the next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…
