Chilly October Weather Continues

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ANOTHER COLD MORNING: Let’s look at a few temperatures across the great state of Alabama just before sunrise…

Valley Head 30
Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden) 30
Fort Payne 32
Crossville 32
Haleyville 33
Cullman 33
Gadsden 34
Concord 34
Fayette 36

Today will be a sunny but very cool day… we will have a very hard time getting past the mid 50s.

FREEZE WARNING: The NWS in Birmingham has issued a freeze warning for late tonight and early tomorrow for much of North/Central Alabama…

We project lows early tomorrow between 27 and 35 degrees; not everyone will see a freeze, but just about everyone will have frost. It will be the coldest morning so far this season. Birmingham’s record low for tomorrow (October 26) is 29, set in 1968… we will be close to that.

OUR WEEKEND: Look for a sunny day tomorrow with a high in the low 60s, then on Sunday we should reach the 70 degree mark with a mix of sun and clouds. Sunday morning won’t be as cold as Saturday morning, but some of the colder valleys could see a touch of light frost.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Clear and cold weather for the high school football games tonight; temperatures will fall into the 40s during the games, and some stadiums could be in the upper 30s by the final whistle. A good, warm jacket will be in order.

For tomorrow’s Magic City Classic (Alabama State vs Alabama A&M) at Birmingham’s Legion Field (2:30p CT kickoff), the sky will be sunny with a temperature near 61 at kickoff, then falling into the 50s during the second half. Alabama hosts Tennessee at Bryant-Denny Stadium tomorrow afternoon (2:30p CT kickoff)… 62 degrees as the game begins with 50s during the second half.

Auburn will host Florida Atlantic tomorrow evening (6:00p CT kickoff) at Jordan-Hare Stadium… the sky will be clear with a kickoff temperature near 58 degrees, falling into the 40s by the final whistle. UAB will play indoors tomorrow; they are in the Alamodome to take on the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (4:30p CT kickoff). For fans traveling to San Antonio, the day will be mostly cloudy with a chance of widely scattered showers. The high tomorrow afternoon will be in the mid to upper 70s.

GULF COAST WEATHER: Mostly sunny days, fair nights through Monday from Gulf Shores over to Panama City. Highs will be in the 70s, with lows mostly in the 50s, although some spots could see upper 40s on the coast early tomorrow.

NEXT WEEK: Still model differences on the system that will impact Alabama late in the week. The 00Z GFS brings in a band of showers and storms on Thursday, while the ECMWF holds off the rain until Friday. The slower Euro solution is probably correct, but we will mention some risk of showers Thursday just in case. The good news is that both models don’t show a big severe weather threat for now, keeping the main dynamic support well north of Alabama, but this could change as there has been lots of flip-flopping going on. We will have much better clarity by Monday. See the Weather Xtreme video for the maps, graphics, and details.

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Category: Alabama's Weather