Much Cooler Air Arrives Tomorrow

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The cold front to the north is right on time… at mid-afternoon it was located from near Indianapolis to Wichita Falls… it will pass through here between midnight and 6:00 with some clouds, followed by the coolest air so far this season.

A few showers and storms have formed along the front to the north, but I still expect most of Alabama to remain bone dry as the front comes through during the pre-dawn hours. We are having a real hard time getting a decent shower in here, and the drought conditions continue.

MID-WEEK: Tomorrow will be windy with daytime temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than what we are enjoying today. Even with complete sunshine, it is unlikely we get out of the 50s tomorrow, and north winds gusting over 20 mph at times will make conditions feel even cooler. It still looks like freezing temperatures for most of North and Central Alabama early Wednesday and Thursday morning, with lows anywhere from 24 to 34 degrees. I get the idea the coldest morning will come early Thursday with no wind and a clear sky. As usual, the valleys will be colder, and the ridges warmer. This will wrap up the 2007 growing season in Alabama, which has been a very rough one due to the big April freeze and the ongoing drought.

The high Wednesday will be in the 55 to 60 degree range; a warming trend begins Thursday as we climb into the low to mid 60s.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Delightful weather is the story for the weekend with mostly sunny mild days and clear chilly nights. We will be well down in the 30s again early Friday, but lows will be mostly in the low to mid 40s early Saturday and Sunday. Afternoon highs over the weekend will be somewhere between 68 and 72.

NEXT WEEK: The 12Z GFS is showing a very strong, negative tilt trough rolling in here early next week, with a round of strong to severe thunderstorms. The 12Z run hits the best chance of that stormy and wet weather will come Monday night… but the timing will probably change again as we get closer to the event. The model continue to back off on the idea of Arctic air following the system, but it will turn colder by the middle part of next week one way or another.

LONG RANGE: The 12Z GFS shows another rain opportunity around November 18… but we all know that is voodoo for now. Way to early to call weather for Thanksgiving.

STORM ALERT XTREME: We hope to see you his Saturday (November 10) at the BJCC for our annual severe storm training session. Once again this year, the Alabama International Auto Show is a sponsor of Storm Alert XTREME, and it will be held at the BJCC. This is your chance to learn more about Alabama weather, and to be trained as a storm spotter. ABC 33/40 Meteorologist Brian Peters, long time WCM (Warning Coordination Meteorologist) for the National Weather Service in Birmingham, will teach a basic and advanced course on spotting small scale features within thunderstorms that are very important to meteorologists. Read more about Storm Alert XTREME here. And, remember, if you attend Storm Alert Xtreme, you get free admission into the Alabama International Auto Show!

WEATHER BRAINS: Don’t forget you can listen to our weekly 30 minute netcast anytime on the web, or on iTunes. This is the show all about weather featuring many familiar voices, including our meteorologists here at ABC 33/40. You can even listen here on the blog; look for the player on the top left. This week’s new episode should be posted by 10:00 p.m. tonight.

WEATHER BRAINS: Don’t forget you can listen to our weekly 30 minute netcast anytime on the web, or on iTunes. This is the show all about weather featuring many familiar voices, including our meteorologists here at ABC 33/40. You can even listen here on the blog; look for the player on the top left.

I will have the next Weather Xtreme video posted by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!

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