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J.B. will round-up all of the lows around the state a little later, but it looks like we have a 20 degree swing going on here from the coldest valley to the warmest ridgetop… from 20 to 40 degrees. For example, Lane Kilgore at Muscadine (Cleburne County) reports 21 degrees now, while our SKYCAM atop Mount Cheaha, not to far away, shows 39.
TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND: A clipper will pass north of Alabama tomorrow, no impact on our weather and we remain dry through the weekend. We get back up into the low 60s today; mid 60s tomorrow, and close to 70 over the weekend. Nights will remain cold, but there will be a slow day to day warm-up.
NEXT WEEK: The 00Z run of the GFS shows the main band of rain and storms next week rolling through here on Tuesday night, and once again there seems to be enough dynamic forcing and moisture available for a chance of strong to severe storms. Unfortunately, the storms move through here really quickly, which will probably limit the amount of rain we receive. This run hints at about one-half inch. Then drier and colder air moves back in during the day Wednesday.
THANKSGIVING WEEK: Remember, this is still out there in voodoo country. The 00Z GFS shows a chance of rain and storms on Wednesday, a dry day Thanksgiving, and another chance of rain by Saturday. Don’t take that to the bank.
STORM ALERT XTREME: We hope to see you his Saturday (November 10) at the BJCC for our annual severe storm training session. Once again this year, the Alabama International Auto Show is a sponsor of Storm Alert XTREME, and it will be held at the BJCC. This is your chance to learn more about Alabama weather, and to be trained as a storm spotter. ABC 33/40 Meteorologist Brian Peters, long time WCM (Warning Coordination Meteorologist) for the National Weather Service in Birmingham, will teach a basic and advanced course on spotting small scale features within thunderstorms that are very important to meteorologists. Read more about Storm Alert XTREME here. And, remember, if you attend Storm Alert Xtreme, you get free admission into the Alabama International Auto Show!
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This morning I will be helping my friend Scott Dawson with a big event for senior adults at The Club…. I will be back in the office by early afternoon and the afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 3:30. Then, I head down to the Alabama International Auto Show where I will do the weather live at 5:00 and 6:00! Enjoy the day….
