Frosty Start For Some

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COLDEST MORNING SO FAR: Some temperatures at just before sunrise…

Black Creek (Etowah County just northeast of Gadsden) 32 (Vic Bell’s first freeze of the season)
Broomtown (Cherokee County) 33
Fort Payne 36
Valley Head 36
Russellville 36
Gadsden 37
Haleyville 37
Cullman 38
Ranburne 38
Fayette 38
Albertville 39
Chelsea 41
Pleasant Grove 41
Lake View 42
Concord 45

Expect a good supply of sunshine through scattered clouds today with a high around 70 degrees. Clouds will increase tonight, so it won’t be as cold as last night, and we might consider a slight risk of a shower early tomorrow ahead of a cold front. But, the air is dry and rain should be pretty hard to find.

MORE COLD AIR: After a partly sunny day tomorrow with a high at or just over 70, we will feel the next surge of cold air on Wednesday. Despite sunshine in full supply, we will have a hard time getting out of the 50s during the day, and the stage is set for frost again Thursday. We project lows early Thursday in the 32-38 degree range, and the frost threat will extend down into Central Alabama.

Thursday and Friday morning will be cold as well with lows in the 30s, and it sure looks like we will have a good chance of a freeze early Saturday as far south as I-20 as the growing season of 2013 comes to an end.

Of course, the cold air is dry, so the sky will be sunny Wednesday through Friday.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: After the cold start Saturday, when lows are expected to range between 28 and 35, the weekend will stay dry with sunny weather both Saturday and Sunday with highs in the 60s.

NEXT WEEK: The 00Z GFS hints that our next significant rain will arrive toward the middle of the week… around October 30-31. See the Weather Xtreme video for the maps, graphics, and details.

TROPICS: A disturbance in the Central Atlantic could become a tropical depression or storm in a day or two, but it will move east/northeast and is no threat to land. Over in the East Pacific, Raymond is a major hurricane just off the coast of Mexico, but it will turn westward into the open Pacific and is not expected to make landfall. And, in the West Pacific, Typhoon Francisco will be very close to the coast of Japan by mid-week.

AT THE BEACH: About 2-4 hours of sunshine today on the Gulf Coast from Panama City to Gulf Shores, and a few showers are possible tonight and tomorrow. Then, sunny days and clear nights Wednesday through the weekend. Highs generally in the 70s, with lows in the 50s.

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Category: Alabama's Weather