Quiet September weather pattern continues through the weekend: Alabama Weather Blog
Sunny Afternoon: Temperatures will reach the 80s across Alabama this afternoon with a good amount of sunshine. There’s nothing on the radar, and tonight will be mostly clear with a nice low in the 55-65 degree range in most places.
Rest of the Week and Weekend: Dry air mass will remain in place, and most places will remain dry through the weekend with highs mostly in the 80s and lows mostly in the 60s. The coldest areas will be in the 50s.
We might consider mentioning a slight risk of rain on Thursday due to the passage of an overhead low, and on Sunday as a surface front approaches, but at the moment the risk of any single spot getting wet on those days is only 10 percent, and not really worth mentioning in the forecast.
NEXT WEEK: Global models now indicate the possibility of some scattered showers early in the week on Monday and Tuesday, but there is still no sign of any really significant impact, or major rain event during the week. Highs will continue into the 80s… Watch the video summary for maps, graphics and more details.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Skies will be clear for high school games across Alabama on Friday night, with temperatures in the low 70s, possibly reaching the 60s by the fourth quarter.
On Saturday Auburn will travel to College Station to take on Texas A&M (11a CT)… Skies will be mostly sunny with temperatures rising from around 88 at kickoff to nearly 93 by the final whistle.
Alabama will host Ole Miss at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday (2:30 p.m. CT)… Skies will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid 80s.
UAB will be in Athens to face Georgia on Saturday night (6:30 p.m. CT). The weather looks dry with mostly clear skies…temperatures will drop from around 77 degrees at kickoff, to the 60s by the 4th quarter.
Tropics: Hurricane Nigel, in the mid-Atlantic far from land, packs sustained winds of 90 mph. It will move northeast without any impact on any landmass before becoming post-tropical by Friday.
A surface low is expected to form off the South Atlantic coast of the United States on Friday and Saturday. It can acquire some tropical characteristics before moving to eastern North Carolina. NHC gives it 30 percent of the development.
A new wave will launch from the African continent tomorrow. The NHC gives it a 70 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm during the trip across the Atlantic… and it’s too early to know if this will affect any land mass.
No tropical systems will affect the Gulf of Mexico for at least 7-10 days.
On this date in 1947: A hurricane made landfall near the Chandeleur Islands, Los Angeles. Wind speeds of 112 mph and central pressure of 967 millibars were measured at Moisant International Airport. A 9.8-foot storm surge reached Shell Beach on Lake Borgne. Moisant Airport Field was flooded with 2 feet of water while Jefferson Parish was flooded to a depth of 3.28 feet. New Orleans suffered $100 million in damage. The total loss of life reached 51 people. As a result of this storm, hurricane protection levees were built along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain to protect Orleans and Jefferson parishes from future storm surges.
On this date in 2022: The eye of Hurricane Fiona made landfall along the coast of the Dominican Republic near Boca de Yuma at 07:30 UTC on September 19. It was the first hurricane to make landfall in the country in 18 years.
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