A Few Weekend Showers

WE NEED RAIN: Today is the 8th consecutive day with no rain for much of North and Central Alabama; the sky is mostly sunny and temperatures are in the low 90s. Dewpoints remain low, and humidity values are mostly in the 30 percent range. The sky will stay clear tonight.

THE WEEKEND: A surface front will enter North Alabama tomorrow night; we will mention the chance of a few widely scattered showers and storms ahead of this front, but it won’t be a very beneficial rain event. Best coverage of showers will come across the Tennessee Valley of far North Alabama tomorrow evening, and the showers will fade as they move to the south. For places like Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Anniston, and Gadsden, the chance of any one spot getting wet is only about one in eight, mostly between 5 and 10 p.m. Otherwise, tomorrow will be a partly sunny day with a high at or just over 90 degrees.

Drier air moves into North Alabama Sunday; the day will be pleasant with a good supply of sunshine, lower humidity, and a high in the mid to upper 80s. Any scattered showers Sunday will be over the southern half of the state, and even there widespread rain isn’t likely.

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 an outside 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: Monday looks dry for the northern half of the state, with scattered showers possible over the southern counties. The stalled surface front will wash out Tuesday, and any showers Tuesday through Thursday will be few and far between. Highs will be in the 87-91 degree range most days, with lows in the 60s. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

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

TROPICS: We are watching three waves across the Atlantic basin…

Invest 94L is in the Central Atlantic around 40W; that one will turn northward and recurve; no threat to land.

Invest 93L is north of the Leeward Islands; it will move generally in the direction of the South Atlantic coast of the U.S… but it remains to be seen if it can develop. Odds are high this won’t be a Gulf of Mexico worry.

Invest 92L is the newest system on the board, and is near the Florida Keys. This will drift westward into the Gulf of Mexico, but conditions don’t favor development. Get the details and graphics on all three on the Weather Xtreme video.

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I had a great time today visiting with the 6th graders at Childersburg Middle School… be looking for them on the Pepsi KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News! My next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 a.m. Monday… Brian Peters will have the video updates tomorrow and Sunday. Enjoy the weekend!

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Category: Alabama's Weather