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WARM AFTERNOONS, COOL NIGHTS: Looks like we are headed for a high today around 80, with low to mid 80s tomorrow and Sunday. Nights will remain pleasant, with lows in the 50s. Dry air means no chance of rain.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Excellent weather for the high school games tonight. Comfortable temperatures in the upper 60s at kick off and in the low 60s in the second half. Kentucky will be in Tuscaloosa to play Alabama for a 2:30 kick off tomorrow (CBS-TV). We expect sunny weather with about 84 at kick off and in the 70s in the 4th quarter. Auburn will be in Nashville to play Vanderbilt with a 5:00 p.m. kick off on ESPN. Clear with 78 at kick off and in the 60s in the fourth quarter.
Trinity University from San Antonio plays Birmingham Southern at noon Saturday in Regions Park. High temperature during the game about 83. And, Jacksonville State will host Southeast Missouri State at Paul Snow stadium tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m. The sky will be clear with temperatures falling from near 79 at kickoff, to the upper 60s by the fourth quarter.
RACING WEATHER: Yep, it is race weekend at Talladega. The sky will be mostly sunny around the Superspeedway tomorrow and Sunday, with afternoon highs in the 81 to 85 degree range. Nights will remain pleasantly cool.
NEXT WEEK: The upper air pattern will flip; next week we will have a western upper trough, and an eastern ridge. The upper trough will take its time in moving east; the main rain area will run from eastern Texas to Mississippi, and points north through Thursday. We will mention some risk of isolated showers over West Alabama by mid-week, but most of the state will stay dry.
Finally, one week from today, Friday October 10, the GFS shows a nice rain possibility for the state thanks to a short wave and a wide open Gulf of Mexico.
LONG RANGE: The 00Z GFS shows another nice rain event on October 14, followed by a sharp change to colder weather. But, that is out there in voodoo country.
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