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THIS AFTERNOON: The sky across Alabama is cloudless this afternoon, with temperatures generally in the 60-65 degree range. Dewpoints are very low; the dew point at Birmingham is 31, meaning another cold night is ahead. With a clear sky and a light wind, the colder spots should hit the freezing mark, with mid to upper 30s elsewhere with more frost likely.
WEEKEND WARM-UP: A slow warm-up is the story for the weekend; with a sunny sky we reach the upper 60s tomorrow and low 70s Sunday.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games across the state tonight, you will need a jacket.. The sky will be clear with temperatures falling through the 50s. Some stadiums will be in the 40s by the second half tonight.
Tomorrow, Alabama hosts the Tennessee Volunteers at Bryant-Denny Stadium with a 6:15 p.m. CDT kickoff. The sky will be clear, with temperatures falling from near 64 at kickoff into the low to mid 50s by the fourth quarter. Auburn is on the road; the Tigers will take on LSU in Baton Rouge at 2:30 p.m. CDT. The sky will be bright and sunny with 75 degrees at kickoff, then falling into the 60s by the final whistle.
RACE WEEKEND: Picture perfect weather for the races at Talladega this weekend; the sky will be sunny today, tomorrow and Sunday with low humidity levels. The high at the Superspeedway today will be around 63, followed by 67 tomorrow and 72 Sunday.
NEXT WEEK: Dry and pleasant weather continues Monday and Tuesday, but a complex storm system will bring a chance of showers and storms to our state by Wednesday night and Thursday. Model guidance on the specifics has been all over the board, so confidence in details is very low, and too early to determine if severe weather will be an issue. Colder and drier air arrives by Friday of next week.
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What a great week… congratulations to all of the NWA 2011 planning committee, and a special thanks to all of the many volunteers, many of them part of the blog family here, who volunteered long hours to make sure the greatest weather brains in the world enjoyed their stay in Birmingham. Brian Peters will have the video updates tomorrow and Sunday… my next one will be posted early Monday morning. Enjoy the weekend!
