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A quick peek at observations early this morning (I am talking 5:00 here
shows numbers like 46 at Crossville, 48 at Cullman, 50 in Anniston, and 54 at the Birmingham Airport. Very nice indeed... and we expect another beautiful day with ample sunshine and temperatures peaking around 80 degrees this afternoon. Tomorrow will be dry and pleasant as well.
RAIN THURSDAY? A very dynamic upper air system will sweep across Alabama on Thursday along with the associated surface cold front, but the moisture is very limited. Still, because of the impressive upward motion we will have to mention at least a chance of a passing shower or thunderstorm during the day. The 00Z GFS hints the best chance of that will come from about 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
MORE COOL AIR: A fresh supply of cool air rolls in here Thursday night, should set up more fine fall weather on Friday and Saturday, with highs in the 70s and lows mostly in the 40s. The weather for high school and college football games should be excellent this weekend.
SUNDAY: Another fast moving surface front blows in here on Sunday with a chance of showers, but like the front Thursday the moisture will be somewhat limited, so rainfall amounts should remain on the light side. And, it certainly won't rain fall day.
NEXT WEEK: Looks like a period of warmer weather for Alabama for much of next week as an upper air ridge builds across the Deep South. Highs get up into the 80s with lows in the 60s, and the first half of the week should be dry.
TROPICS: A disturbance about 900 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands seems to be getting better organized this morning, but if something develops out there it will recurve into the open Atlantic and should not pose any threat to the U.S. mainland. Another wave is in the eastern Atlantic with no sign of organization.
CHECK IT OUT: For late breaking weather related news, don't forget to check out our sister site:
http://www.weatherparty.com/
There is always something interesting to read over there, and if you register you can sumbit stories and vote on them as well to determine what is published to the front page.
STORM ALERT XTREME: Lots of questions about our annual severe weather training session... we hope to announce details later this week, but it looks like we will do it on the first Saturday in November (November 4) at the BJCC in downtown Birmingham, in association with the Birmingham International Auto Show. This is your chance to be trained by our own Brian Peters... you will learn how to spot small scale thunderstorm features that will help us in a big way next time severe weather threatens. We are asking all of our Skywatchers to join us, and you can also learn more about the Skywatcher program there.
I will have the next map discussion video posted by 3:30 this afternoon,... enjoy the day!
http://www.jamesspann.com/
A quick peek at observations early this morning (I am talking 5:00 here
shows numbers like 46 at Crossville, 48 at Cullman, 50 in Anniston, and 54 at the Birmingham Airport. Very nice indeed... and we expect another beautiful day with ample sunshine and temperatures peaking around 80 degrees this afternoon. Tomorrow will be dry and pleasant as well.RAIN THURSDAY? A very dynamic upper air system will sweep across Alabama on Thursday along with the associated surface cold front, but the moisture is very limited. Still, because of the impressive upward motion we will have to mention at least a chance of a passing shower or thunderstorm during the day. The 00Z GFS hints the best chance of that will come from about 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
MORE COOL AIR: A fresh supply of cool air rolls in here Thursday night, should set up more fine fall weather on Friday and Saturday, with highs in the 70s and lows mostly in the 40s. The weather for high school and college football games should be excellent this weekend.
SUNDAY: Another fast moving surface front blows in here on Sunday with a chance of showers, but like the front Thursday the moisture will be somewhat limited, so rainfall amounts should remain on the light side. And, it certainly won't rain fall day.
NEXT WEEK: Looks like a period of warmer weather for Alabama for much of next week as an upper air ridge builds across the Deep South. Highs get up into the 80s with lows in the 60s, and the first half of the week should be dry.
TROPICS: A disturbance about 900 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands seems to be getting better organized this morning, but if something develops out there it will recurve into the open Atlantic and should not pose any threat to the U.S. mainland. Another wave is in the eastern Atlantic with no sign of organization.
CHECK IT OUT: For late breaking weather related news, don't forget to check out our sister site:
http://www.weatherparty.com/
There is always something interesting to read over there, and if you register you can sumbit stories and vote on them as well to determine what is published to the front page.
STORM ALERT XTREME: Lots of questions about our annual severe weather training session... we hope to announce details later this week, but it looks like we will do it on the first Saturday in November (November 4) at the BJCC in downtown Birmingham, in association with the Birmingham International Auto Show. This is your chance to be trained by our own Brian Peters... you will learn how to spot small scale thunderstorm features that will help us in a big way next time severe weather threatens. We are asking all of our Skywatchers to join us, and you can also learn more about the Skywatcher program there.
I will have the next map discussion video posted by 3:30 this afternoon,... enjoy the day!