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A Few Weekend Showers Possible

| September 9, 2016 @ 6:22 am

DAY EIGHT: Today will be the 8th consecutive day without measurable rain for much of North and Central Alabama. With an upper ridge overhead and dry air at the surface, we expect a good supply of sunshine today with a high in the low to mid 90s this afternoon. Humidity values will stay rather low, dropping into the 20/30 percent range during the peak of the heat later today.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: A surface front will drift down into North Alabama tomorrow night. The daytime hours tomorrow should be mostly dry with a partly sunny sky, but we will introduce the risk of widely scattered showers after 3:00 p.m. in case there is a little activity ahead of the main front. But, the best chance of a shower will come from about 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., and mainly over the northern third of the state, north of U.S. 278 (Hamilton to Cullman to Gadsden). There might be a little thunder in spots, but no severe weather is expected, and rain should be generally light and spotty.

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We project a high tomorrow in the low 90s, about five degrees above average for September 10.

Then, on Sunday, the front will drift down toward U.S. 80 (Demopolis to Selma to Montgomery to Opelika). Best chance of scattered showers Sunday afternoon will be over the southern half of the state… a drier airmass slips into North Alabama where the weather should be pretty pleasant with ample sunshine, lower humidity, and cooler temperatures.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: High school games played tonight under Friday night lights across Alabama will be rain-free with a clear sky; temperatures will fall from the mid 80s at kickoff into the 70s by the final whistle.

Alabama hosts Western Kentucky Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium for the 2016 home opener (2:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be partly sunny with 92 degrees at kickoff… dropping back into the upper 80s by the end of the game. We will introduce the risk of a brief shower during the second half of the game just in case anything pops up ahead of the surface front to the north.

Auburn will host Arkansas State at Jordan Hare Stadium Saturday evening (6:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly fair with temperatures falling from 86 degrees at kickoff into the upper 70s by the fourth quarter.

NEXT WEEK: The front will drift northward and slowly dissipate; we will mention some risk of widely scattered showers Monday and Tuesday, but only a small risk of a shower over the latter half of the week as the upper ridge rebuilds. Still no sign of any widespread, beneficial rain event over the next seven days. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

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AT THE BEACH: Mostly sunny days, fair nights, and only widely scattered storms on the coast from Gulf Shores over to Panama City Beach through early next week. Highs in the upper 80s on the immediate coast, with low 90s inland. See a very detailed Gulf Coast forecast here.

TROPICS: One wave is near the northern Leeward Islands this morning, another is father east in the Central Atlantic. Both are disorganized, and any development will be slow. And, if by chance anything forms both of them most likely will recurve and not impact the U.S.

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