Midday Nowcast: Sunny and Colder Day

Today is a sunny and colder day as a new air mass has settled into the state behind the cold front. Despite all the sunshine today, the chill remains as highs this afternoon are only going to be in the upper 40s and lower 50s across North/Central Alabama. It is breezy at times as well, with north winds of 5-15 mph, which are making it feel colder. Tonight, the sky will be clear, the winds will be calm, and that will allow for a cold night for all of Alabama, as temperatures fall into the 20s for most locations across the area by first thing tomorrow morning.

UTEP at UAB (1:00p CT kickoff at Protective Stadium in Birmingham): The sky is sunny with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees during the first half, dropping into the 40s by the fourth quarter.

COASTAL CAROLINA AT SOUTH ALABAMA (2:30p CT kickoff at Hancock Whitney Stadium): There is a sunny sky with a kickoff temperature near 60 degrees, then falling through the 50s during the second half.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: For the semifinals of those high school playoff games tonight, the weather will be clear and cold with temperatures falling from the mid-40s at kickoff, into the 30s by the fourth quarter.

WEEKEND WEATHER: Tomorrow will feature sunshine in full supply, and after the freezing start to the day, temperatures will rebound into the mid and upper 50s tomorrow afternoon. On Sunday, there is a bit of change in the forecast…A weak disturbance will move along the Gulf Coast, which will cause more clouds to move through the Alabama sky on Sunday, so we will forecast only a partly sunny sky. There will be some areas of rain across South Alabama and along the Gulf Coast, but for the northern two-thirds of the state, we will remain dry. Highs Sunday will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

College games on tomorrow:

BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN AT MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (12:00p CT kickoff in Belton, Texas): The sky will be cloudy with rain likely during the game… temperatures will be in the low 50s.

TROY AT GEORGIA STATE (1:00p CT kickoff in Atlanta): The sky will be sunny with temperatures hovering in the 55-60 degree range during the game.

ALABAMA AT AUBURN: (2:30p CT kickoff at Jordan-Hare Stadium): 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 108.0F at Marital, Namibia. The lowest observation was -56.2F at Delyankir, Russia.

CONTIGUOUS TEMPERATURE EXTREMES: Over the last 24 hours, the highest observation was 86F at Camp Pendleton, CA. The lowest observation was -14F at Peter Sinks, UT.

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