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The big change to cooler weather begins tonight across Alabama. The GFS is showing 49 for Birmingham by daybreak tomorrow, while the NAM is colder with 46. Tomorrow will be about ten degrees cooler than today with a cobalt blue sky and a fresh north breeze. Some North Alabama communities might not make it out of the 60s.
The fine fall weather continues through the weekend, with sunny days and clear chilly nights. You will need a jacket or sweater at the high school football games tomorrow night and Friday night; the weather doesn’t get any better for football. We will begin to warm up a bit late in the weekend; low 80s are likely by Sunday afternoon. No chance of rain in this very dry air through Sunday.
NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: The 12Z GFS continues to hint that the next chance of showers will come on Tuesday of next week with an upper trough passing just north of here. And, the good news is that the GFS continues to show a decent rain event around October 19, followed by the coldest air so far this season in the October 21-24 time frame. We believe there is a good chance the colder valleys across North Alabama will experience their first frost of the season during this period, with early morning lows down in the 30s. A real chance we will see some frost on those Halloween pumpkins.
TROPICS: Very disturbed weather continues across the Caribbean, but still no sign of organization at this time. The tropical season is far from over; we will need to watch developments down there with interest in coming days.
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I enjoyed speaking to the Calhoun County Master Gardeners today over in Anniston… a very nice crowd and a good lunch too. I will be headed back to East Alabama tomorrow to speak to a group in Cleburne County in Heflin. Look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
