Midday Nowcast: Plenty of Sunshine and Cool Temperatures
Sunny, dry weather continues today and tomorrow with a good supply of sunshine both days, we expect a high today in the mid 50s, and closer to 60° tomorrow afternoon. Tonight will be another cold one with some 20s and widespread lower 30s.
THANKSGIVING: It will be dry, but clouds will increase by afternoon ahead of our next cold front. A few showers could reach the northwest corner of the state by the afternoon, but showers are more likely Thursday night and very early Friday morning. Rain will be light, with totals less than a quarter-inch, thunder is not expected, and again no severe weather.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The front clears the state early Friday morning, and another surge of cool, dry air settles into the state Friday, lasting through the upcoming weekend. Friday through Sunday, expect sunny days, and clear cold nights. Friday’s highs will near 50°, followed by upper 50s Saturday, and low 60s on Sunday. Weekend mornings will be cold with 20s and 30s in the forecast.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: UTEP will take on the UAB Blazers Friday afternoon (1:00p CT kickoff) at Protective Life Stadium in Birmingham… the sky will be sunny with temperatures generally in the low 50s during the game.
IRON BOWL: On Saturday, Auburn will host Alabama at Jordan-Hare Stadium for the Iron Bowl (2:30p CT kickoff) Saturday… the sky will be sunny with a kickoff temperature near 60 degrees… falling through the 50s during the second half. A perfect day for the biggest football game of the year in Alabama.
BEACH FORECAST CENTER: Get the latest weather and rip current forecasts for the beaches from Fort Morgan to Panama City on our Beach Forecast Center page. There, you can select the forecast of the region that you are interested in visiting.
WORLD TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation outside the U.S. was 108.3F at Rivadavia, Argentina. The lowest observation was -60.3F at Segen-Kyuel’, Russia.
CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 91F at Anaheim, CA. The lowest observation was 1F at Peter Sinks, UT.
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