A Chill In The Air

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Gotta love these colder mornings (if you are cold weather fan)… some observations at 5:00…

Scrougeout (NE Etowah County) 36
Fort Payne 37
Hamilton 38
Reece City 38
Haleyville 38
Gadsden 39
Coker 40
Anniston 44
Birmingham 47

J.B. Elliott, the great Alabama weather legend, will run down a complete list of lows later this morning.

THE DAYS AHEAD: More fabulous fall weather through mid-week, with sunny pleasant days and clear chilly nights. Highs between 70 to 75, lows in the 40s.

NEXT RAIN: At mid-week, a deep upper low will form over the nation’s mid-section, and the latest run of the GFS moves this feature to eastern Arkansas by Friday. Accordingly, we will bring in a good chance of rain, and possibly a thunderstorm or two, by Thursday night and Friday. With such good upper support, we could squeeze out one inch of rain from this system in spots; most places should see one-half to one inch. The rain could end from west to east Friday night; too early to determine if the rain will end by high school football time.

OUR WEEKEND: Looks like a clearing sky on Saturday with dry air moving in following our Friday rain event. And, then a sharp upper trough develops on Sunday with a shot of colder air moving into the state. Looks like we might not get out of the low 60s Sunday if the model is correct, with potential for mid to upper 30s by daybreak Monday. This has the potential to bring the first widespread frost of the season, stay tuned for details as the week rolls along.

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I am off to Tuscaloosa this morning for a weather program at the Children’s Hands On Museum; I will be back by early afternoon and the next Weather Xtreme video will be posted by 3:30 this afternoon. Enjoy the day!

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