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MILD AFTERNOONS CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY: Afternoon highs will remain in the mid 70s tomorrow and Thursday; some West Alabama communities could very flirt with 80 degrees Thursday afternoon in advance of the approaching front. Both days should feature a good supply of sunshine with only a few scattered clouds around.
TO THE WEST: SPC maintains a slight risk of severe storms for parts of the Plains region tomorrow, and on Thursday there is a slight risk from Southeast Texas to the southern tip of Illinois (see the Weather Xtreme video for the graphics). Dynamics will be weakening Thursday, and by the time the rain reaches Alabama we do not expect any severe weather here.
FRIDAY: The 12Z GFS continues the idea of a slower cold front; it now hints the best chance of showers will come from about 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Friday. This won’t be a big rain event; still looks like totals will be a quarter of an inch or less; barely enough to wet the pavement in some places. And, it still appears the showers will be over in time for the high school football games Friday night.
Cooler air will also flow into the state on Friday; it now seems like we won’t get out of the 60s with clouds much of the day along with that chance of a few passing showers.
COOLER WEEKEND: Fantastic weather remains in the forecast for the weekend; highs in the 60s, lows mostly in the 40s, with 30s for the colder valleys at daybreak Sunday. Lots of sunshine both Saturday and Sunday.
NEXT WEEK: The GFS is also becoming more aggressive with the idea of a rain event on Tuesday, Veterans Day. A strong short wave shows up that brings a good chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm; lets watch the model for trends in coming days. And, another wet/stormy event is shaping up toward the end of the week, around Friday November 14 or Saturday November 15. That one could also bring some risk of severe weather to the state for the first time in a while; this of course, is all voodoo now, but the idea is certainly on the table.
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