A CHILLY START TO A NEAR-PERFECT AUTUMN DAY
It will be a rather chilly morning as you start off your Monday, with mostly clears skies and temperatures ranging in the upper 30s to the mid 40s. Skies will be sunny with maybe a passing cloud or two, but otherwise a near-perfect Autumn day. Highs will be at or near 70 across much of Central Alabama. For the evening, clouds will move in from Mississippi, making the skies partly cloudy. Unfortunately no rain with these, and overnight lows will dip down mostly into the low to mid 40s. A few colder spots will probably make it into the 30s.
BIRMINGHAM’S CLIMATOLOGY AND RECORDS
The normal high for November 14th is 65, while the normal low is 42. The record high for today was set back in 1955 at 82. The record low was set back in 1911 at 22.
THE RAIN-FREE STREAK CONTINUES
Today will mark the 57th consecutive day of no rain for the Birmingham area, the longest on record. The last time that measurable rain at the Birmingham Airport was back on September 13th, when a total of 0.32 inches fell. The last time we had a 24-hour rainfall total over 1 inch was back on July 30th when we had 1.33 inches. According to the latest drought monitor data, 52% of Alabama is now classified under an “exceptional” or “extreme” drought condition, which is pretty much all of the northern half of the state. Be sure to conserve water as well, as the Birmingham Water Works remains in a “Stage 4 Drought Emergency.”
NO OUTDOOR BURNING AT ALL
A Drought Emergency continues in effect, banning any outdoor burning for the northern two-thirds of the state. A Fire Alert remains in effect for the whole state. Click here for more information.
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK
Overall, it is a pretty standard fall forecast for Central Alabama… Days will feature more sun than clouds, and nights will be mainly clear and definitely chilly. Afternoon highs will range in the upper 60s to the mid 70s, with overnight lows mainly in the 40s throughout the week.
WILL IT RAIN AT ALL THIS WEEK?
Believe it or not, we actually do have a chance of rain at the end of the week and going into the beginning of the weekend. A cold front will be passing through the area during the overnight hours on Friday night and into the late morning hours on Saturday. As of now, its not going to be a big rain event, but amounts could total as high as 1/2 inch. It’s not the drought-buster rain that we need, but I’ll take whatever we can get. Main window for rain is from 12AM to 12PM on Saturday, and don’t be surprised if there are a few claps of thunder. No worries for severe weather. Otherwise, skies will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 60s. Sunday is a totally different story, as the sun will be out in full-force, and afternoon highs will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. A big cool down indeed.
GULF COAST FORECAST
Sunny days and fair nights on the coast from Gulf Shores to Panama City Beach through the work week and weekend. Highs mostly in the low to mid 70s through Saturday, dropping back into the mid 60s for Sunday. Lows will be in the 50s and 60s.
UPDATE ON THE TROPICS
There is a little action happening in the Southwestern Caribbean Sea, as an area of low pressure will move into an atmosphere conducive for slow development. This system could form into a tropical depression late this week, as it drifts to the north-northeast. The NHC is giving this system a 60% chance of formation within the next 5 days.
ON THIS DAY IN 1964
With the help of a fresh three inch cover of snow, the temperature at Ely, NV, dipped to 15 degrees below zero to establish an all-time record low for the month of November. That record of -15 degrees was later equalled on the 19th of November in 1985.
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