Very Warm, Mostly Dry Through Sunday
BONE CRUSHING SUBSIDENCE: A strong upper high is over Alabama, and the associated sinking air (subsidence) is preventing any showers from forming. We have a field of fair weather cumulus clouds over the state, and with a good supply of sunshine temperatures are in the 87-91 degree range, ten degrees above average for early October in Alabama.
Alabama’s weather won’t change much through the weekend with the upper high in control; we are forecasting mostly sunny days, fair nights, and highs holding in the 87-91 degree range. Odds of any one place seeing an afternoon shower remain in the 5 to 10 percent range…. not really high enough to mention in the formal forecast.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For high school games across the state tomorrow night, the sky will be clear with temperatures falling through the 70s.
Alabama travels to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas Saturday morning (11:00a CT kickoff)… the sky will be occasionally cloudy, and a brief passing shower or thunderstorm is possible during the game. Temperatures will hover in the mid to upper 70s.
Auburn will be on the road as well; they play Mississippi State in Starkville Saturday evening (6:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly fair with temperatures falling from the low 80s at kickoff, into the mid 70s by the final whistle.
UAB will take on Louisiana Tech Saturday evening (6:00p CT kickoff) at Ruston, LA… a few isolated showers are possible during the first half, otherwise mostly fair with temperatures falling from the mid 80s into the 70s by the second half.
NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND: The upper high begins to weaken, and we will introduce the chance of widely scattered afternoon showers and storms Monday and Tuesday, then becoming more numerous Wednesday through Friday. Highs will be in the mid 80s early in the week, then dropping into the low 80s with an increase in clouds and showers. And, global models continue to suggest a nice pattern flip with cooler air in here at mid-month. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: Hurricane Leslie, in the middle of the Atlantic, is expected to weaken to a tropical storm tomorrow and remain far from land. And, NHC nows gives the disturbance in the western Caribbean a 40 percent chance of development over the next five days as it drifts northward toward the southern Gulf of Mexico. Just something o watch for now.
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