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MID 90s POSSIBLE TODAY: Before we get to that refreshing Labor Day weekend, the weather will be pretty hot today across the great state of Alabama. Most communities will reach the mid 90s with a good supply of sunshine. But, the humidity values will remain fairly low, so the heat won’t feel too bad.
FRIDAY FRONT: A cold front will pass through the state tomorrow night, and ahead of the front we will maintain some risk of showers and storms, but the moisture will be very limited, and rainfall amounts should be very light and spotty. I don’t think showers will be a big issue for high school football games. The day tomorrow should be partly sunny with a high in the low 90s.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND: Doesn’t get much better. Sunny pleasant days, low humidity, and clear cool nights. The high Saturday and Sunday will be in the mid 80s, with lows dropping into the 55 to 59 degree range early Sunday and Monday. That means the cooler valleys across North Alabama will be somewhere between 49 and 52. A real breath of fresh air. Monday will stay dry with a sunny sky and a high at or just below 90.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: UAB hosts Florida Atlantic tonight at Legion Field at 7:00… the sky will be clear, and temperatures will fall from the upper 80s at kickoff into the upper 70s by the end of the game.
For tonight’s high school games, the sky will be clear with temperatures falling from the mid 80s at kickoff into the upper 70s by the fourth quarter. Tomorrow night, there will be a few widely scattered showers and storms around. The chance of any one stadium getting wet is about one in five, and temperatures will fall into the mid 70s by the final whistle following a kickoff temperature in the low 80s.
Saturday evening, both Alabama and Auburn have home games that kickoff at 6:00 p.m. (Alabama hosts San Jose State, and Auburn will host Arkansas State). The weather will be delightful at both venues; a clear sky with low humidity and no risk of rain. The kickoff temperature at both sites will be close to 80, falling into the upper 60s by the fourth quarter. Doesn’t get much better.
EARL EYES THE OUTER BANKS: Hurricane Earl, most likely, is peaking in intensity this morning. A slow weakening trend should begin this afternoon as it moves over cooler water and some shearing begins, but it still should be a category three late tonight when it kisses the North Carolina Outer Banks. It will touch Cape Cod late tomorrow night as a category two (or a strong category one), and then it makes landfall over Nova Scotia Saturday. While I don’t expect any major structural damage, there will be lots of coastal flooding, downed trees and power lines, and very dangerous surf along the upper half of the Atlantic coast. Many low lying areas are being evacuated.
FIONA: This tropical storm will recurve well east of the U.S.; it will be close to Bermuda tomorrow night as it moves northeast.
GASTON: Still more questions than answers on the possible destination of this tropical storm in the eastern Atlantic. Most models bring this westward toward the Lesser Antilles, but in the long range the GFS recurves this one just off the Atlantic coast, very similar to Earl. But, that remains to be seen. See the Weather Xtreme video for details.
HERMINE? The wave that emerged off the coast of Africa yesterday at some point should become Tropical Storm Hermine as the wave train continues. Ultimate destination for now is unknown, but we will be watching.
GULF OF MEXICO: Don’t look now, but there is some disorganized convection in the Gulf west of Key West. We need about 8 eye balls to watch all of this tropical activity. Again, see the Weather Xtreme video for details.
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