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There’s a wide range in temperatures this morning across Central Alabama with Birmingham at 47 and Gadsden at 34. The location of the surface high over New England puts it in a favorable position to create a wedge pattern for Georgia and Alabama. This is where cooler air comes in around the southern end of the Appalachians and brings some moisture and generally cooler air. So we can expect to see some low clouds this morning and again on Sunday morning and to a lesser extent on Monday morning. Wedge likely to keep the temperatures down a few degrees as we climb primarily into the 60s for the next couple of days.
We stay dry with a gradual warm up into Wednesday. The deep trough off to our west will come our way with the bulk of the dynamics with this system moving off to the north of us. The trough should move close enough Wednesday to bring a front and a round of showers and possibly thunderstorms with it to Central Alabama. At this time, it appears that the main severe weather threat is going to be north and northwest of us. But we’re still many days out, so we’ll continue to watch the potential development of this system to see how that threat evolves.
The front should push through early Thursday paving the way for clearing in the afternoon and much colder weather once again. A short wave coming through the Dakotas on Wednesday digs into the trough Thursday to sharpen it up and bring some chilly air our way. You can see this on the surface map with the 540 thickness line digging well into Central Alabama on Thursday. Might be one of those days where we struggle to get out of the 50s.
The trough moves off nicely promoting another great Fall weekend for the Southeast US. We’ve certainly been fortunate when it comes to this great weather.
LSU plays Alabama in Tuscaloosa this evening. Temperatures will be falling through the 50s possibly edging into the upper 40s before the game ends, so a jacket will be in order for those heading to the game. I’m in Fort Morgan, so I will be one of many thousands watching via television.
Rainfall with the upcoming system could be in the one half to one inch range which would be nice after one of the driest Octobers on record.
Voodoo forecasts show no let up in the string of weather systems affecting us. There’s even some suggestion that the long wave trough could be setting up over the eastern half of the US as we enter Thanksgiving week which could bring a spell of somewhat chilly weather to the eastern third of the country.
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Our annual storm spotter training is coming up on Saturday, November 12, at the BJCC. It is part of the Alabama International Auto Show. We begin at 9:00 am and plan to be done at 2:00 pm. And, as a “thank you,” you will get free admission into the car show. There is no cost and no need to register. We ask all existing and potential Skywatchers to attend. Hope to see you there!
Enjoying some great weather at Fort Morgan on the Alabama Gulf Coast. While it is a little too cool for swimming, it is great for bird watching, digital photography, dolphin watching, and walking on the beach. I expect to have the next edition posted by 8 am or so tomorrow. I hope you have a great day. Godspeed.
-Brian-
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