Cooler Today; Nicole To Bring Rain Tomorrow Night/Friday Morning
COOLER: Our November heat wave has ended; we project a high today in the 70-75 degree range thanks to a backdoor front that pulled cooler air in from the northeast last night. The air is dry and the sky will be sunny.
RAIN RETURNS: Clouds will increase across the state tomorrow, and. rain will push into the southeast counties tomorrow afternoon ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole. A large rain shield will move through the eastern 2/3 of the state tomorrow night, with some lingering rain possible over Northeast Alabama Friday morning. Models are more aggressive with pushing rain into the state… it now looks like rain amounts of 1-2 inches are likely over the eastern counties. Communities over far West Alabama will see little rain.
Winds will also increase, gusts in the 40/45 mph range are likely over Southeast Alabama tomorrow afternoon. Gusts of 30/40 mph are possible over East-Central and Northeast Alabama tomorrow night into early Friday morning. Clouds will linger Friday with a high in the 60s.
COLD WEEKEND: The coldest air so far this season will roll into the state over the weekend, with highs dropping into the 50s. Temperatures go into the sub-freezing range early Sunday, with a low in the 26-32 degree range over the northern half of the state. Saturday will feature a partly sunny sky with a gusty north wind, and Sunday will be a sunny day.
NEXT WEEK: Another freeze is likely early Monday morning.. the day will be dry with a high in the 50s Monday afternoon. Clouds increase Monday night, and global models bring rain a disturbance into the state Tuesday with a good chance of rain at times. Then, the weather looks dry Wednesday through Friday with temperatures remaining below average.. highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s and 40s. See the daily Weather Briefing video for maps, graphics, and more details.
EYES ON NICOLE: Tropical Storm Nicole, with winds of 70 mph, is about 250 miles east of West Palm Beach, Florida early this morning. The system could become a category one hurricane later today as it moves over the northern Bahamas. Landfall comes late tonight along the Atlantic coast of Florida, either as an upper end tropical storm or minimal hurricane. A hurricane warning remains in effect from Boca Raton to the Flagler/Volusia County line.
A dangerous storm surge is expected along much of the east coast of Florida and portions of coastal Georgia where a Storm Surge Warning is in effect. The storm surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves. Nicole will produce heavy rainfall today into Thursday across the Florida Peninsula. Flash and urban flooding will be likely across portions of the Florida Peninsula along with possible renewed river rises on the St. Johns River. Isolated flash, urban, and small stream flooding will also be possible on Friday in the Southeast through the southern and central Appalachians, including the Blue Ridge Mountains, and extending northward through west-central Pennsylvania into western New York by Friday night.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: The weather will be dry for the high school playoff games Friday night across Alabama, but it will be mostly cloudy and breezy with temperatures falling into the 50s.
Saturday, Alabama travels to Oxford to take on Ole Miss (2:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s along with a brisk, chilly north wind.
UAB will host North Texas at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham Saturday (2:30p CT kickoff)… the sky will be partly sunny with a kickoff temperature around 52 degrees, falling into the 40s by the final whistle.
Auburn hosts Texas A&M Saturday evening at Jordan-hare Stadium (6:30p CT kickoff). The sky will be clear with temperatures falling from near 47 at kickoff, into the low 40s by the final whistle.
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.
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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