Colder Days Ahead; A Few Sprinkles This Morning
RADAR CHECK: We have a few “illegal” showers over North Alabama early this morning (showers that weren’t in the forecast), those should dissipate by mid-morning. Otherwise, we expect a partly sunny sky today across the state with a high in the low 60s for most communities. The average high for November 2 at Birmingham is 70.
The weather will turn colder tomorrow and Thursday; we expect a high only in the 50-55 degree range both days. The sky will be mostly cloudy, and some scattered light rain is possible as a wave of low pressure scoots along a stalled front near the Gulf Coast. Moisture will be very limited, and rain amounts will be very light, generally under one tenth of an inch.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: We will forecast a clearing sky Friday with a high between 55 and 60 degrees. Then, the weekend will feature sunny cool days and fair cold nights. Highs will be in the low 60s Saturday, followed by mid 60s Sunday. Lows will be in the 30s and 40s both mornings… while guidance has trended a little warmer, there is still a chance of some frost both mornings over the northern half of the state.
NEXT WEEK: The weather remains very quiet; the week will be mostly dry with seasonal temperatures. A cold front could bring some rain toward the end of the week… highs will be mostly in the 60s with lows in the 40s. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: Tropical Storm Wanda is in the North Atlantic with winds of 50 mph. It is far from land, and will stay far from land this week… it should dissipate this weekend, or become post-tropical. There is a disturbance over the far Southwest Caribbean, but it is moving into Central America this morning. The rest of the Atlantic basin is very quiet.
FALL COLOR PEAK: Fall foliage colors will peak in Alabama November 5-19; the cool snap this week will really bring out colors beginning this weekend, initially over the northern half of the state. Cheaha and DeSoto State Parks are always great places to see the colors, another good one is the The Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge near West Blocton.
RAIN UPDATE: These are rain totals for the year, and the departure from average…
Mobile 77.51″ (+20.33″)
Birmingham 63.50″ (+15.85″)
Tuscaloosa 61.89″ (+17.82″)
Huntsville 57.91″ (+13.62″)
Muscle Shoals 56.28″ (+11.56″)
Dothan 56.16″ (+10.86″)
Montgomery 50.17″ (+7.84″)
Anniston 41.74″ (-1.39″)
ON THIS DATE IN 1743: Benjamin Franklin’s “eclipse hurricane” unlocked the key to storm movement. A rainstorm prevented Ben Franklin from viewing a lunar eclipse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but his brother in Boston saw it, though the rain began an hour later.
ON THIS DATE IN 1992: Another infamous November Great Lakes Storm brought windy conditions to Minnesota’s Lake Superior shoreline. 70 mph winds caused waves to crash over 130-foot walls along the shore. Often called the “Witch of November”.
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