Dry/Cool Today; Rain Returns Thursday
COLDEST MORNING SO FAR THIS SEASON: Here are some temperatures across the great state of Alabama just before daybreak this morning…
Nances Creek (east of Jacksonville) 29
Rosewood (Cleburne County) 31
Haleyville 32
Black Creek (northeast of Gadsden) 32
Fort Payne 32
Russellville 32
Valley Head 32
Decatur 33
Cullman 34
Gadsden (Noccalula Falls) 34
Haleyville 34
Pell City 34
Hueytown 35
Sylacauga 36
Anniston 37
Tuscaloosa 39
Birmingham 40
Classic example of the UHI effect (Urban Heat Island)… the record books will show a low of 40, based on data in the city at Birmingham, but most places are well down in the 30s.
Today will be brilliantly sunny with a high close to 70 degrees.
TOMORROW/WEDNESDAY: Delightful fall weather continues with a good supply of sunshine both days; we project a high between 70 and 73 degrees… early morning lows will be mostly in the 40s.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Wave energy associated with Hurricane Willa, now approaching the coast of Mexico in the eastern Pacific, will help to generate a surface low in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and will bring rain back to Alabama. At this point it looks like the main 24 hour window for rain comes from about 3:00 Thursday afternoon through 12:00 noon Friday. Rain amounts for the northern half of Alabama should be generally around 1/2 inch, with totals over the southern counties of the state closer to one inch.
With the surface low to the south, along with clouds and periods of rain, temperatures will have a hard time getting out of the 50s both days.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: At this point the weather looks cool and dry Saturday and Sunday; partly to mostly sunny both days with highs in the low to mid 60s. Early morning lows will be generally in the 40s. We do note an upper trough will pass over the state Sunday with some clouds, but for now the air looks a bit too dry for any meaningful precipitation.
NEXT WEEK: The first half of the week looks dry, but some rain returns by Thursday or Friday with an approaching cold front. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: The Atlantic basin is quiet, but dangerous Hurricane Willa, with sustained winds of 155 mph, is approaching the coast of Mexico in the eastern Pacific. Landfall is expected tomorrow afternoon; it will weaken quickly over land, but some of the moisture will feed up into South Texas by Wednesday and Thursday.
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