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TEN IN A ROW: Today will be the tenth consecutive day with no rain for most of Alabama, as the dry spell rolls along. Really something pretty typical for October, our driest month of the year. Expect a good supply of sunshine today with a high at or just over 80 for most places.
WEEKEND FORECAST: No real change for the weekend. Afternoon temperatures will ease downward just a bit, and the sky will be partly to mostly sunny tomorrow. I do expect a general increase in cloud cover Sunday as moisture increases from the east, and we might even consider some risk of a shower Sunday afternoon over the eastern counties of the state, but most places stay dry.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: More nice weather should keep high school games fair, dry and mild tonight. Temperatures will be pleasant throughout the games; with a mostly clear sky, it will start off in the lower 70s, and temperatures will fall into the middle/upper 60s by the fourth quarter.
Tomorrow, Alabama will host Vanderbilt at 6:00 p.m. for the Tide’s homecoming. The sky will be mostly clear, with a kickoff temperature near 76 degrees, falling into the mid 60s by the final whistle. Auburn is on the road; the Tigers take on Arkansas tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Again, the weather looks great with a clear sky with temperatures falling from near 78 at kickoff into the upper 60s by the end of the game. UAB hosts Mississippi State at Legion Field in Birmingham at 11:00 tomorrow morning… expect a sunny sky during the game with temperatures rising from around 74 at kickoff into the upper 70s by the fourth quarter. There is no chance of rain.
NEXT WEEK: The GFS and the ECMWF are in better agreement about our weather next week, and both models are looking pretty dry. The weak wave moving north/northeast from the Florida peninsula looks like it will stay east of Alabama, with only a slim risk of any one spot getting a shower here Monday and Tuesday. Then, we need to mention a chance of showers late Thursday or Thursday night with a passing cold front; there might even be a thunderstorm along that front in spots. Then, a nice surge of cooler and drier air will arrive by Friday and the following weekend. See the Weather Xtreme video for more long range ideas.
TROPICS: Philippe is still hanging around… in fact it is a hurricane in the Central Atlantic with sustained winds of 90 mph. It is moving out to the North Atlantic, and will become extra-tropical this weekend over the cooler water. The rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet.
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