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SUNNY AFTERNOON: The sky did indeed clear right on time this morning, and Alabama is enjoying a sun filled sky at mid-afternoon with temperatures generally at or just over 60 in most spots. The dry air in place will set the stage for a very nice weekend.
TOMORROW AND SUNDAY: Tomorrow will be bright and sunny with a high in the upper 60s… a few clouds could show up Sunday thanks to an easterly flow, along with slightly cooler temperatures. The high near the Georgia border Sunday will be close to 60, but those to the west near the Mississippi border will be closer to 70. Still all in all a very nice weekend.
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS: It is going to be a chilly night for high school football in Alabama, but this is about as “middle of the road” as it gets this time of year. Temperatures will drop from the lower 50s around sunset to the mid-40s by the end of most games tonight. The breeze will slack off a little as well, so heavy-duty coats are not in order for round one of the playoffs. A cloudless sky means no chance of rain tonight, and the dry weather sticks around for the weekend too!
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER: The first Saturday in November can bring wild weather to the South, but this year, that just isn’t the case. A strong area of high pressure (fair weather-maker) sitting north of Alabama will keep the wind from the north-northeast tonight and from the east-southeast tomorrow; the air stays dry, mild and comfortable!
Samford hosts Chattanooga tomorrow morning at 11 AM (a game which you can see on ABC 33/40, by the way). Full sunshine and a light east breeze will warm it up from near 60 at kickoff to the upper 60s by the fourth quarter.
The biggest game of the day comes at 7 PM in Tuscaloosa. Alabama will host LSU with some of the best football weather you can get: a clear sky, light wind and cool temperatures. At kickoff, it will be around 60º inside Bryant-Denny Stadium, and the temperature will slowly drop to near 50º in the fourth quarter. Tailgating for this one will start before sunrise Saturday, though, so expect 40s around the UA campus tomorrow morning. By lunchtime, it will slowly warm up into the middle 60s.
TIME CHANGE: Don’t forget we go back on standard time this weekend… we gain an hour of sleep! Set your clocks back one hour Saturday night… the sunset time Sunday afternoon will come at 4:52 p.m.
NEXT WEEK: All global models continue to point to Wednesday as our next good chance of showers and thunderstorms. The surface low is pretty far to the north, around the Great Lakes, and instability fields are marginal, but we certainly could be looking at some strong thunderstorms thanks to the decent upper support. See the Weather Xtreme video for details. Colder air follows the system on Thursday.
STORM ALERT XTREME: Our annual storm spotter training is coming up on Saturday, November 12 at the BJCC, as part of the Alabama International Auto show. We begin at 9:00, and you will be done at 2:00. And, as a “thank you”, you will get free admission into the car show. There is no cost, and no need to register, just show up. Brian Peters will be the trainer, and we ask all existing and potential Skywatchers to attend. See you there!
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I enjoyed being with the metro Sertoma Club this afternoon at the Altadena Valley Country Club… look for my next Weather Xtreme video here by Monday morning at 7:00… Brian Peters will have the video updates tomorrow and Sunday. Enjoy the weekend!
