COOLER: Today will be a breezy, cooler day across Alabama with highs in the 60s for most communities this afternoon. North winds will gust to 20/25 mph at times this afternoon.
COLDER: Tomorrow highs drop into the 50s as the coldest air so far this season invades the Deep South. A freeze is likely over the northern half of Alabama early Saturday and Sunday morning, with most places dipping into the upper 20s and low 30s. Highs will be generally in the 50s over the weekend, although South Alabama will see low 60s Sunday. The air will be dry and we expect a sun filled sky tomorrow through Sunday.
NEXT WEEK: A disturbance could bring a few sprinkles to South Alabama Monday, but the air will be very dry and most of the rain with this feature will be over the Gulf. The rest of the week will be dry with a gradual warming trend; afternoon temperatures reach the low 70s by the end of the week. Still looks like our next meaningful rain event will come at some point during the week of Thanksgiving. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains quiet and tropical storm formation is not expected through at least the next seven days.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Saturday Auburn will travel to Starkville to play Mississippi State (11:00a CT kickoff). Expect a sunny sky with temperatures rising from near 48 degrees at kickoff into the mid 50s by the end of the game.
Alabama will be in Nashville to take on Vanderbilt (11:45a CT kickoff). The sky will be sunny; temperatures will rise from near 47 at kickoff into the low 50s by the final whistle.
The weather will be cool and dry for all of the other games across the Deep South.
ON THIS DATE IN 1970: The deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern times occurred on this day in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh. The Bhola Cyclone first formed over the Bay of Bengal on November 8 and traveled north. This cyclone reached peak intensity, Category 3, on the 11th, and made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan the following afternoon. The Bhola Cyclone killed an estimated 500,000 people.
Look for the next video briefing here by 4:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
