Not Too Bad At Midday, But Rain Is On Its Way

We have a good bit of sun with a few clouds out there across Central Alabama as we make the approach to the 12 o’clock hour on this fine Friday. Temperatures are mainly in the 70s across the area, with a few locations still holding on to the 60s at this point. Birmingham is sitting at 73 degrees, while the warm spot is Eufaula at 78 degrees. Gadsden is the cool spot at this point, at 66 degrees.

TODAY’S WEATHER
Clouds will be on the increase as a system will move into the state later this evening, bringing us some light shower activity for the overnight hours and into a portion of the day on Saturday. Afternoon highs today will top out in the mid-70s to the lower 80s from north to south.

For tonight, we should stay dry throughout the evening into the late night hours, but a few showers will start to enter the northwestern locations around midnight. Those showers should start in the Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Gadsden areas around 1:00 am – 3:00 am, and will continue to progress across the area through sunrise. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s to the mid-60s.

Football games for tonight will be dry with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures starting off in the upper 60s to the lower 70s at kickoff and falling into the lower 60s to right at 70 degrees by the final whistle.

SATURDAY’S WEATHER
Much of the area will have some shower activity throughout the morning hours on Saturday, but by noon, the back edge of the activity should have made it to the Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Gadsden areas, and completely out of the area prior to sunset. Afternoon highs will be in the mid-60s to the upper 70s from north to south. We’ll hang on to the cloud cover for a while on Saturday, but clearing will start to occur from northwest to southeast during the evening into the late night hours. Overnight lows will be in the 40s for most, with the colder valleys hitting the 30s for a little bit.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Alabama will be in Knoxville taking on Tennessee at Neyland Stadium, with kickoff at 2:30 pm CDT. We may have a lingering light shower during the first quarter, but skies will be clearing throughout the game. Kickoff temperature will be in the lower 60s, but falling into the 50s by the end of the game.

Auburn will be on the road in Oxford to take on Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium, with kickoff at 11:00 am CDT. While there is a very small chance of a lingering shower during the beginning of the game, skies will be clearing throughout the game. Kickoff temperature will be in the upper 50s and will climb into the mid-60s by the end of the game.

UAB will be hosting North Texas for homecoming at Legion Field, with kickoff scheduled at 6:30 pm CDT. Skies will be clearing and it will be a great evening for football. Kickoff temperature will be in the lower 60s and falling into the upper 50s by the final whistle.

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