An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes…
Very interesting to read all of the reports of the sonic boom associated with the shuttle late this morning… scroll down for all those comments, and a little “sonic boom physics” lesson from our friend Tim Coleman. We need to mention that Tim will be one of the speakers at Storm Alert Xtreme this Saturday at the BJCC…
TONIGHT: Another freeze is ahead. The sky is clear, the wind should be calm tonight, and the Birmingham dewpoint is 15 at 2:00! Looks like the low spread tonight will be anywhere from 20 to 35… as always with a radiational cooling nights the valleys will be colder and the ridges warmer. The record low for Birmingham tomorrow (November 9) is 24, set in 1971. I doubt if we break the record, but we might bend the vinyl (I might be the only one old enough here to remember vinyl records).
TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Delightful weather continues with a slow day to day warming trend. We get back into the 60s tomorrow and Friday, and we will be close to 70 over the weekend. Nights will remain cold; the valleys could see another light freeze Friday morning; lows over the weekend will be in the 39 to 45 degree range.
NEXT WEEK: The 12Z GFS is coming in slower with the upper trough next week… it holds off the rain/storm event until Wednesday. Not sure that is correct; we will continue to highlight Tuesday as the rain day in our forecast package. And, it still looks like a situation where strong to severe storms will be possible. Rainfall amounts with this kind of system are usually in the one-half to one inch range. Another shot of colder air rolls in during the latter half of next week.
LONG RANGE: The GFS is flipping and flopping through Thanksgiving week; makes no sense to even try at this point. We will have a good idea about Thanksgiving weather by the middle or end of next week.
STORM ALERT XTREME: We hope to see you his 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. And, remember, if you attend Storm Alert Xtreme, you get free admission into the Alabama International Auto Show!
WEATHER PARTY: Get all the latest weather news over on our sister site, WeatherParty.com. Be sure and register while you are there; you can submit stories and vote on them to determine what is published on the front page. This is a great way to find the latest weather-related news stories.
WEATHER BRAINS: Don’t forget you can listen to our weekly 30 minute netcast anytime on the web, or on iTunes. This is the show all about weather featuring many familiar voices, including our meteorologists here at ABC 33/40. You can even listen here on the blog; look for the player on the top left.
I sure enjoyed speaking to the kids this morning at Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden… be looking for them on ABC 33/40 News today at 5:00 on the KIDCAM. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
