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Watch the video and you will see that parts of East Alabama have broken out into some sunshine as the upper low is moving northwest now. Our Cheaha SKYCAM shows a partly sunny sky, but the clouds remain thick over the western half of the state. We figure the clouds will fill back in statewide tonight, and the sky will remain cloudy for a pretty decent part of the day tomorrow. But, clearing should begin late in the day, and the sky will be clear by the time the high school football games begin tomorrow night. In fact, the weather will be simply superb for those games with clear and cool conditions; temperatures will fall through the 50s during the games, perhaps reaching the upper 40s by the final whistle in some stadiums.
OUR WEEKEND: The weather Saturday and Sunday will be excellent, with a high around 70 both days, and lows down in the 40s. Lots of sunshine each day.
NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: The 12Z GFS continues to back away from the rain event during the latter half of next week, and it now looks like we will remain dry Monday through Friday of next week with mild afternoons and cool nights. The next rain event on the 12Z GFS is around Sunday, November 4. If the model is correct (hey, this is still out there in voodoo land), we could be dealing with a severe weather outbreak followed by the coldest air so far this season. But, that could change.
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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I sure enjoyed seeing the second graders today at Woodland Forrest Elementary in Tuscaloosa; be looking for them on the KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News. It was also good to see some wonderful friends and colleagues today at the University of Alabama… including Rick Bragg, the greatest writer in the universe, and John Cochran of ABC News. Bragg has a new book coming out about his father in May 2008… I can’t wait to get my hands on that one. He is one of the few people who really understand the people and culture of rural Alabama.
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