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Another Freeze Tonight; Warmer Days Ahead

| October 19, 2022 @ 2:55 pm

BLUE SKY: Temperatures remain about 20 degrees below average across Alabama this afternoon; most places are in the 55-61 degree range at mid-afternoon with a clear sky. Another freeze is likely tonight; most of the state is under a freeze warning again. We expect lows early tomorrow generally in the 25-35 degree range with widespread frost.

TOMORROW THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Expect sunny days and clear nights through Sunday with a warming trend. The high tomorrow will be in the mid 60s, followed by 70s Friday and over the weekend. Colder spots will visit the 30s Friday morning… lows will be in the 40s and 50s Saturday and Sunday morning.

NEXT WEEK: Monday will be dry with afternoon temperatures approaching 80 degrees, but a cold front will bring showers into the state Tuesday. It looks like rain amounts will be generally 1/2 inch or less, and the rest of the week will be dry with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s Wednesday through Friday. See the daily Weather Briefing video for maps, graphics, and more details.

LOWS THIS MORNING: Here are some low temperatures across Alabama this morning…

Tuckers Chapel 24
Margaret 25
Valley Head 26
Cottondale 26
Ethelsville 26
Remlap 27
Anniston 28 (new record; the old record was 30 set in 1948)
Hueytown 28
Calera 28
Tuscaloosa 31
Huntsville 31
Decatur 31
Geneva 31
Birmingham Airport 32
Jackson 32
Montgomery 32 (new record; the old record was 34 set in 1948)
Muscle Shoals 34
Dothan 35
Mobile 39

TROPICS: All remains quiet across the Atlantic basin this afternoon and tropical storm formation is not expected through next week. Hurricane season ends November 30.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: South Alabama will host Troy tomorrow night in a Thursday night special (6:30p CT kickoff); the sky will be clear; about 66 degrees at kickoff… upper 50s by the fourth quarter. A perfect night for a big South Alabama battle.

Another great night for high school football games across Alabama Friday night; the sky will be clear with temperatures falling through the 60s.

UAB has a Friday night special this week; the Blazers travel to Bowling Green to take on Western Kentucky (7p CT kickoff)… the sky will be clear with temperatures falling from around 65 degrees at kickoff into the mid 50s by the final whistle.

Saturday, Jacksonville State hosts SE Louisiana (1:00p CT kickoff)… the sky will be sunny with temperatures in the mid 70s. Alabama will host Mississippi State Saturday evening (6:00p CT kickoff); the sky will be clear in Tuscaloosa with temperatures falling from near 74 at kickoff into the 60s during the second half.

ON THIS DATE IN 1996: The opening game of World Series between the Braves and Yankees in New York was postponed by heavy rains and high wind from a major storm system affecting the East Coast, marking the third time in history that the World Series opener had been postponed.

ON THIS DATE IN 2007: A total of 87 tornadoes were reported in the United States from Oct. 17-19, a new record outbreak for the month, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. The outbreak also contributed to the monthly total of 105 tornado reports – the second highest for October, behind the 117 tornadoes in October 2001. Three of the tornadoes touched down in Northwest Alabama; they were short lived.

BEACH FORECAST: Click here to see the AlabamaWx Beach Forecast Center page.

Look for the next Weather Xtreme video here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…

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