RADAR CHECK: A few showers are hanging tough over the southeast corner of Alabama this afternoon… elsewhere the sky is sunny with temperatures generally in the 70s. The rain near Dothan will end this evening.
The weather will be rain-free tomorrow and over the weekend. Afternoon temperatures will reach the 70s again tomorrow, but cooler air invades the Deep South tomorrow night. For the weekend expect sunny days with highs mostly in the 60s. A number of North Alabama communities will dip into the 30s early Sunday morning with frost.
The weather remains generally dry next week with mostly sunny pleasant days and clear cool nights. No sign of any major rain event for Alabama for at least the next ten days… See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: A gale-force, non-tropical low pressure area located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda is producing disorganized convection to the north and east of its center. Environmental conditions could allow this system to gradually acquire some subtropical characteristics during the next couple of days or so while it moves slowly eastward over the western and central subtropical Atlantic. By late this weekend, upper-level winds are forecast to become unfavorable for further development of this system. The chance of development is 40 percent.
No tropical storms are expected near the Gulf or the U.S. for at least the next 7-10 days.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Auburn hosts Arkansas Saturday 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 Saturday/Saturday night. Cool and dry.
ON THIS DATE IN 1991: Nearly 3,000 individuals were killed in the Philippines when Tropical Storm Thelma produced massive flooding. The storm was the second major disaster of the year as Mount Pinatubo violently erupted on June 12.
Look for the next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…
