COOLEST AIR SO FAR: A dry front is moving through North Alabama this evening; it will bring the coolest air so far this season to Alabama.
The weekend will be dry with a sun filled sky both days. Highs tomorrow will range from the upper 50s over the northern third of the state, to near 70 along the coast. Temperatures drop into the 30s over North Alabama early Sunday morning with a good chance of frost. Most communities will see a high between 65 and 70 degrees Sunday afternoon.
NEXT WEEK: Dry weather weather continues with pleasant days and cool nights. No sign of any meaningful rain for the next ten days….. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: A non-tropical low pressure area located several hundred miles south of Bermuda is producing limited shower activity. The chances of this low acquiring subtropical characteristics are decreasing due to strong upper-level winds that are expected to persist over the system into the weekend. The low is forecast to move generally eastward over the western and central subtropical Atlantic during the next couple of days and become absorbed by a new non-tropical low pressure system to its east later this weekend. Chance of development is now only 10 percent.
No tropical storms are expected near the Gulf or the U.S. for at least the next 7-10 days. The hurricane season ends November 30.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Auburn hosts Arkansas tomorrow at Jordan-Hare Stadium (11:45a CT kickoff)… the sky will be sunny with temperatures in the 60s.
Alabama will be in Baton Rouge to play LSU (2:30p CT kickoff)… it will be a sunny day there with temperatures in the mid 70s during the first half, falling into the upper 60s by the final whistle.
The weather looks excellent for all of the games across Alabama and the Deep South tomorrow/tomorrow night. Cool and dry.
ON THIS DATE IN 1977: The Kelly Barnes Dam was an old earthen dam above Toccoa Falls Bible College in Stephens County, Georgia, holding back Barnes Lake above the scenic Toccoa Falls. At about 1:30 AM on November 6, 1977, the dam gave way, sending a wall of water down Toccoa Creek directly through the college campus below — dormitories, classrooms, and a trailer park where married students lived with their families. Thirty-nine people were killed, most of them students, staff, and their children, and more than 60 were injured. Toccoa Falls College rebuilt and still operates today as the University of Toccoa Falls, and a memorial on campus honors the 39 who died.
Look for my next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. Monday… enjoy the weekend!
