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Dry Through Tomorrow; Showers Return Thursday

| November 9, 2021 @ 5:44 am

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY AHEAD: A very dry airmass covers Alabama this morning, and like yesterday we expect a very nice warm-up today with a good supply of sunshine. We project a high in the 71-76 degree range this afternoon for most communities; the average high for Birmingham on November 9 is 67.

Clouds will increase late tomorrow night, and we will bring back the chance of showers Thursday as a cold front approaches. There could be a rumble of thunder, but no severe storms are expected, and rain amounts should be 1/2 inch or less. Most of the rain will come from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, and the high will be at or just over 70 degrees.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Friday will be breezy and cooler… the sky becomes partly to mostly sunny with a high between 60 and 65 degrees. Any lingering showers Friday will be over far South Alabama. Then, Saturday will be sunny and colder. After a low between 32 and 35 early Saturday morning, the high will be in the mid 50s. Sunday will be cool and dry with a high in the upper 50s and low 60s; a clipper type system will bring scattered clouds by afternoon, but for now it looks too dry for any rain.

NEXT WEEK: Most of the week looks cool and dry; highs will be in the 50s and lows in the 30s Monday and Tuesday, followed by 60s and 40s Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front will bring a chance of showers Friday. Still no sign of any severe thunderstorm threat for Alabama for the next ten days… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: The Atlantic basin is quiet, and tropical storm formation is not expected through the week. The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season ends November 30.

RAIN UPDATE: Here are rain totals for the year so far, and the departure from average…

Mobile 77.51″ (+19.21″)
Birmingham 63.63″ (+15.05″)
Tuscaloosa 61.94″ (+16.86″)
Huntsville 57.99″ (+12.81″)
Muscle Shoals 56.30″ (+10.76″)
Dothan 56.16″ (+10.09″)
Montgomery 50.27″ (+7.04″)
Anniston 41.86″ (-2.27″)

ON THIS DATE IN 1864: On Election Night, a violent tornado strikes a ferry on the Mississippi River near Chester, Illinois, blowing away all but the hull. The boiler and engines are found up the bluff. Half of Chester was destroyed, and twenty died during the storm.

ON THIS DATE IN 1926: An estimated F3 to F4 tornado tore through La Plata, Maryland, killing 14 individuals at a small school. This storm caused 17 deaths and injured 65 others.

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