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A COLD WIND: A pretty good part of North Alabama will see the 2008 growing season coming to an end this week as Polar air settles into the Deep South. Strong north winds today will keep temperatures in the 50s, and we will be very close to freezing by daybreak tomorrow. For Birmingham, the GFS is printing 34, and the NAM shows 32 early tomorrow morning. We figure most spots will be somewhere between 30 and 35; the spread won’t be all that great since the wind should stay up through the night.
We could very well have a hard time getting out of the 40s tomorrow as the models continue to trend colder; The NAM is suggesting a high of only 50 degrees tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY MORNING FROST: This should be the coldest morning as radiational cooling kicks in with a clear sky and light wind. I think the range Wednesday will be from 24 in the colder valleys to 36 on the ridge tops. Most spots will see a freeze with widespread frost thanks to the light wind.
A slow warming trend begins Wednesday afternoon, but we will be close to freezing again Thursday morning with the clear and calm conditions continuing. The high Thursday should be in the low 70s, with mid 70s possible by Friday afternoon.
WEEKEND PREVIEW: Dry weather continues into the weekend, and a fresh supply of cool and dry air arrives Sunday. The high Saturday will be in the low 70s, dropping into the low 60s by Sunday. The dry and cool weather continues into the first part of next week.
VOODOO LAND: The maps look amazingly quiet into the first 10 days of November as we begin our fall severe weather season; no sign of any thunderstorm event for now.
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