Wet Night Ahead For Alabama

RADAR CHECK: Rain is fairly extensive across Alabama this afternoon in response to a surface low on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Temperatures are hovering in the 56-61 degree range over the northern half of the state due to the clouds and rain; our average high is 73 for October 25 in Birmingham. The wet weather will continue tonight; heavier rain totals will be found over the southern counties of the state, where a few thunderstorms are possible as well. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe storms for Mobile and Baldwin counties tonight.

TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: Rain will end early tomorrow, but clouds linger through the day, and temperatures remain below average… the high will be in the low 60s for most communities. For Saturday, an upper trough will bring cloudy periods to the state, and maybe just a few isolated showers or patches or light rain during the afternoon and evening hours. Nothing really heavy or widespread, and the high will be in the low 60s once again. Sunday should be brighter and warmer… with a partly sunny sky temperatures rise into the low 70s. A cold front will pass through Sunday night with potential for a few isolated showers, but the air will be pretty dry, and most places won’t see any meaningful rain with that front.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school games tomorrow night, the weather will be dry and cool… the sky will be cloudy with temperatures in the 50s for the games.

For Saturday’s Magic City Classic in Birmingham (Alabama State vs Alabama A&M at Legion Field; 2:30p CT kickoff), the sky will be occasionally cloudy, and there is just an outside chance of a few light showers during the second half of the game. Temperatures will be in the low 60s at kickoff, but they will fall into the upper 50s by the final whistle.

Alabama and Auburn have a bye week; UAB is on the road; they take on UTEP in El Paso, Texas Saturday evening (6:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be clear with temperatures falling from the low 70s at kickoff to near 60 by the end of the game.

NEXT WEEK: Monday and Tuesday will be dry; with ample sunshine we expect high in the 60s Monday, and 70s Tuesday. Lows will be down in the 40s. Wednesday will be dry during the day, but the latest global models are faster with the next cold front, suggesting a chance of showers late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning… hopefully after the trick or treaters have wrapped up their fun. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: A tropical depression is forming in the Central Atlantic; it is expected to become Tropical Storm Oscar in coming days. It will drift westward, but then will be carried out to sea by an upper trough over the eastern U.S… it is no threat to North America. The rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet.

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