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A dry cold front is passing through this morning, and will bring a fresh supply of cool and dry and into Alabama. Back in the source region of this airmass, it is really cold this morning; Grand Forks, ND is reporting 3 below zero with a wind chill index of -21 at 5:00. Ouch. But, the core of the really cold air will not make it this far south, so temperatures down here won’t be too bad for late November; in fact they will be very close to average levels today and tomorrow.
We will have some high clouds around this morning, but those should move out by midday, and look for a good deal of sunshine this afternoon and tomorrow.
THE WEEKEND: No real change in our thinking for the weekend… we will be well up in the 60s on Saturday with a partly sunny sky, and a decent chance we make the low 70s on Sunday as a southerly flow increases. A shower is possible Sunday afternoon in a few spots, but the main band of showers and storms with our next front will come Sunday night. The main window will be from around 6:00 p.m. Sunday through 6:00 a.m. Monday. Still looks like about one-half inch of rain, with minimal risk of severe weather due to limited instability values.
NEXT WEEK: Monday should be sharply colder with temperatures falling into the 40s during the day along with a brisk northwest wind. Tuesday and Wednesday at this time look cool and dry.
VOODOO LAND: The GFS continues to hint at a chance of rain around December 8 with a short wave approaching. The 06Z GFS really looks interesting around December 12, with a shallow layer of very cold air in place and a southwest flow aloft. Almost looks a little icy around here, but stuff like this in voodoo country shouldn’t bother you too much. But, I think I can say with confidence temperatures here, and across much of the U.S., will average below normal for the next two to three weeks.
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I am off to Walker County today to speak to the kids at Sumiton Elementary School. I will be back in the office by early afternoon, and the next Weather Xtreme video should be posted by 3:30. Enjoy the day!
