Just A Few Isolated Showers Later Today; A Mild Week Ahead
FOGGY START: A dense fog advisory is in effect for Central Alabama early this morning; visibility is very restricted in many places. Morning clouds and fog will give way to some sun this afternoon with temperatures rising into the low 70s. We will mention the chance of a few small, spotty showers this afternoon over the northern third of the state as an upper trough swings through, but odds of any one spot getting wet are generally under 20 percent. Most places will be dry for the trick or treaters this evening.
REST OF THE WEEK: For now the weather looks dry tomorrow through Friday. A disturbance will swing through the state tomorrow night into Wednesday, but the air simply looks too dry for any rain. Under a building ridge aloft, highs will be in the mid to upper 70s, almost ten degrees above average for early November.
THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Severe storms are possible well to the west Saturday over parts of Texas and Oklahoma, but the upper ridge will keep most of Alabama rain-free with highs in the 77-81 degree range. A few showers could reach the northwest corner of the state Sunday afternoon/night ahead of a cold front.
NEXT WEEK: A few scattered showers are possible Monday, otherwise much of the week looks dry at this point as the major rain producers will stay north and west of here. Temperatures will remain mild with highs mostly in the 70s… See the daily Weather Briefing video for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: “Potential Tropical Cyclone 15” is expected to become Tropical Storm Lisa during the next day or two as it moves westward; landfall is forecast on the coast of Belize Wednesday night as a hurricane. This system will remain far to the south of the Gulf of Mexico, and the rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet.
ON THIS DATE IN 1991: A severe winter storm, dubbed the Great Halloween Mega Storm, struck the upper Midwest. Minnesota bore the brunt of this storm. Blizzard conditions occurred with winds gusting frequently to 40 and 50 mph. By the time it was all over on November 2nd, Duluth recorded 37 inches, Minneapolis 28 inches, International Falls 18 inches and 11.2 inches in 24-hours at Sioux Falls, SD, their earliest heavy snowfall of 6 inches or more and snowiest October on record.
BEACH FORECAST: Click here to see the AlabamaWx Beach Forecast Center page.
Look for the next Weather Briefing video here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!
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