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A deep, closed, cold core upper low is parked over Greenville, Mississippi this morning, and will mean two days with very cool and damp weather for Alabama. We will have some light rain or drizzle at times, and temperatures won’t rise much at all. Most communities are hovering in the 48 to 52 degree range early this morning, and I figure we will be somewhere between 52 and 56 by the lunch hour. Rain today should be light, with amounts under a quarter of an inch with patches of light rain or drizzle.
I really don’t think the weather changes all that much tomorrow; clouds around much of the day; a few showers, and very cool for late October. Our normal high is 72 degrees; we won’t be anywhere close to that.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The sky becomes partly sunny on Friday as the upper low lifts out, and I think most of the day will be dry, although I can’t rule out the chance of a stray shower somewhere. Then, a beautiful fall weekend is ahead with sunny days and clear, chilly nights. The GFS is coming in colder for the weekend with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. What a great time of the year.
NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: Our weather looks pretty benign on the 00Z GFS from October 29 through November 8. While we do get a couple of cool shots, the really cold air remains north of here. And, the model doesn’t show much rain at all in that period.
TROPICS: The Southeast Gulf of Mexico will need to be watched later this week and over the weekend; some hint of tropical mischief down there, but it won’t affect Alabama.
STORM ALERT XTREME: We hope to see you on Saturday, November 10 at the BJCC for our annual severe storm training session. Once again this year, the Alabama International Auto Show is a sponsor of Storm Alert XTREME, and it will be held at the BJCC. This is your chance to learn more about Alabama weather, and to be trained as a storm spotter. ABC 33/40 Meteorologist Brian Peters, long time WCM (Warning Coordination Meteorologist) for the National Weather Service in Birmingham, will teach a basic and advanced course on spotting small scale features within thunderstorms that are very important to meteorologists. Read more about Storm Alert XTREME here.
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After a stop at Chelsea Intermediate School, I will be headed to ABC 33/40 where I will produce the afternoon Weather Xtreme video… that will be posted here by 3:30 or so this afternoon!
