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WARMER AFTERNOONS: Pretty cold out there this morning; our Skywatcher at Broomtown in Cherokee County is reporting 17 degrees; most spots are somewhere between 24 and 29 with a clear sky and light wind. But, we will warm quickly today with a sunny sky; we should be in the low 60s this afternoon. The weather stays dry for Thanksgiving Day tomorrow with a partly sunny sky and a high in the mid 60s.
TRAVEL WEATHER: Scroll down for J.B.’s city by city forecast, but most of the nation will be dry today with no serious issues at the major airports. The exception, of all places, is out in the Southwest U.S… where rain will be widespread in places like Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Phoenix.
SOME RAIN FRIDAY: The models are trending toward lighter rain amounts on Friday, and I sure think that is the right solution. The 06Z GFS shows only about a tenth of an inch here Friday; we will now forecast only 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rain, and even that might be too aggressive. The best rain amounts should over the southern half of the state. And, there is a chance the rain could be over by the time the high school football games begin Friday night. No promise, just a chance. I would still plan on taking the rain gear.
IRON BOWL: No change in our forecast. A partly sunny sky in Tuscaloosa Saturday with a kickoff temperature in the mid to upper 50s at 2:30. No chance of rain… looks like some great weather for the biggest game of the year in our state.
SUNDAY: Looks like the idea of another rain event on Sunday is slipping off the table; the last few runs of the GFS have been dry for the northern half of Alabama, suggesting the rain with the next impulse will be down in the Gulf of Mexico. If the 12Z GFS continues this idea, we will remove the chance of rain on Sunday.
EARLY NEXT WEEK: A sharp change to colder weather is likely early next week as December begins; we might have a hard time getting out of the mid 40s Monday with a brisk north wind. The weather looks dry for the first half of the week.
VOODOO LAND: Not much confidence in any specific solution into mid-December, but it still looks like temperatures will remain below average values with a mean upper trough over the eastern U.S.
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