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NICE WEEKEND: Weather like this makes our job pretty easy; sunny mild days and clear chilly nights through early next week… the high today will be near 70, with highs over the weekend between 70 and 74. Early morning lows will be generally in the 40s.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Clear and cool for high school games tonight with temperatures falling through the 50s and maybe into the 40s by the final whistle. In college football, Arkansas State will be the Alabama Homecoming guests at Tuscaloosa tomorrow for a 2:00 p.m. kick off on PPV only. Temperature should be around 74 at kick off and upper 60s by the final whistle. Auburn will play Ole Miss in Oxford tomorrow with an early kick off at 11:30 televised on Raycom. The temperature will pop out in the mid 70s later in the game. UAB will be at Hattiesburg to play Southern Mississippi in a night game. About 67 degrees for the 7:00 p.m. kick off and in the 50s by the end of the game. It will be a great weekend for pigskin action.
NEXT RAIN EVENT: Still looks like the next rain opportunity will come toward the end of next week. The 00Z GFS is a little stronger, showing a potent upper trough bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night into Friday morning, followed by a change to colder and drier air for the following weekend. We will be able to fine tune this forecast early next week.
VOODOO LAND: The 00Z GFS shows a nice set-up for rain and strong storms around November 13, but we all know that could change. See the Weather Xtreme video for details.
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STORM ALERT XTREME: Want to be trained as a storm spotter? Want to join the ABC 33/40 Skywatcher team? Our annual training event, Storm Alert Xtreme, is coming up on Saturday November 15 at the BJCC during the annual Birmingham International Auto Show. You will be trained by the best SKYWARN trainer in the nation, our own Brian Peters (he has trained over 6,000 Alabama storm spotters over the years), and learn from one of the most brilliant weather researchers in the country, our own Dr. Tim Coleman. We encourage all of our Skywatchers to attend this every year; you simply cannot get enough training. We will begin at 9:30, and be out by 3:30. And, everyone that attends Storm Alert Xtreme gets free admission to the Alabama International Auto Show. There is no admission charge, and no need to register. Just show up, but get there early for a good seat. We had a packed house last year.
I am off to Pell City today to speak with the kids at Iola Roberts Elementary… I will be back in the office this afternoon and the next Weather Xtreme video will be posted by 3:30 or so. Enjoy the day!
