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Once the drizzle ends this morning, looks like we go rain-free for at least seven days. The sky will clear gradually today, and by tonight most of the state will be under a clear sky. The weekend will feature some fantastic fall weather with a high around 70, and lows in the 40s.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the Magic City Classic at Legion Field in Birmingham tomorrow afternoon, it should be sunshine, low humidity with about 70 at kick off lowering to about 62 at the end of the game. Ole Miss will be at Auburn for a late afternoon kick off. Clear, about 68 at kick off and about 57 at the end of the game. UAB is on the road; the Blazers take on East Carolina tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in Greenville, NC… the sky will be cloudy during the game and there is a good chance of showers or thunderstorms. The kickoff temperature will be near 73 degrees. Excellent weather for tonight’s high school games across Alabama. Around 60 at kick off, low 50s later in the game. You might want to carry along a warm jacket.
Next week will will be generally dry with highs in the 70s and lows in the 49 to 55 degree range, not far from normal levels for the end of October.
The next significant weather event seems to be around Sunday, November 4… the GFS advertises a long wave upper trough with potential for the coldest air so far this season moving in here. Some runs have painted a significant thunderstorm event for Alabama, but the 00Z run backed off on that with some kind of tropical system moving through the Florida peninsula, well to the south of here. Needless to say, this is out in voodoo land; we will keep watching it.
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I am off to Jasper this morning… I will be speaking to the senior adults at the First Baptist Church. I will be back in the office by early afternoon, and the afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video should be posted here by 3:30 or so. Enjoy the day!
