ABC 33/40 Weather - 7 Day Planner

Saturday, November 21, 2009
Forecaster: Bill Murray
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RAIN AHEAD: A low pressure system moving along the Gulf Coast will gradually spread rain up into Alabama today. Some light rain could begin as early as this morning, with more widespread and heavier rain moving in this afternoon. The rain could continue for much of the night, making for some wonderful sleeping weather overnight. Highs this afternoon will top out in the upper 50s, perhaps reaching 60 in spots. Lows tonight will be around 50.

FOR YOUR SUNDAY: Expect some leftover rain Sunday morning, with clearing skies during the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 50s. Final rainfall amounts will be around an inch across Central Alabama.

SHORT WORK WEEK: By Monday morning, high pressure will be centered near McComb, Mississippi. This will give us a fine mild day on Monday, with partly cloudy skies. A cool front will pass through on Tuesday, but not before we register highs in the 60s again. There is a slight chance of a shower Tuesday afternoon.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Te busiest travel day of the year will feature fairly benign weather across the country, including here in Alabama, where northwesterly winds will be allowing cooler air to seep into the state. It looks like Thanksgiving Day will be dry and cool, with morning lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s. Friday looks good wit partly cloudy skies and seasonably cool temperatures. Iron Bowl weather looks fine.

FOOTBALL FORECAST: Alabama will host Chattanooga at Bryant-Denny Stadium with an 11:20 a.m. kickoff. The sky will be mostly cloudy, there will be increasing rain chances during the game. The kickoff temperature will be near 58 degrees, remaining about there during the game. UAB is on the road; they will play East Carolina Saturday at 2:30 at Greenville, North Carolina. The sky will be partly sunny with a kickoff temperature around 65 degrees, falling into the upper 40s by the final whistle. Auburn has the day off.

WEATHERBRAINS: Last week, we had an interesting visit with Mike Smith, the CEO of Weather Data, Inc. He brought a lot of insight into the world of private weather firms and the warning process. This week, it’s a look at Ohio weather, with Dick Goddard, long time meteorologist on television in Cleveland and Thomas Schmidlin, who has a great book on Ohio weather history. Listen at www.WeatherBrains.com or subscribe on iTunes. It’s free!

ON THIS DATE IN 2007: Herb Saffir, creator of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, died on this date of a heart attack in Miami. In 1965, Saffir, an engineer, developed the scale based on two decades of research into the wind damage caused by hurricanes. He worked tirelessly to improve building codes to help structures survive such storms. In 1969, he collaborated with his friend Robert Simpson, Director of the National Hurricane Center, to add storm surge and central pressure information. Follow my weather history tweets on Twitter @wxhistorian.

Today's ABC 33/40 Weather Blog highlight.. GHoliday Travel Outlook

Saturday - 11/21
rain
Cloudy with rain moving in and staying overnight.
High: 59
Wind: E 7-14 mph   Sun Percentage: 4%   Hours Of Rain: 10
Rain Potential: 0.60"   Severe Weather Threat: None
Sunday - 11/22
mostly_cloudy
A little morning rain, but clearing during afternoon.
Low: 50   High: 61
Wind: NE 7-14 mph   Sun Percentage: 30%   Hours Of Rain: 1
Rain Potential: 0.25"   Severe Weather Threat: None
Monday - 11/23
clear
Mostly sunny.
Low: 48   High: 67
Wind: NE 5-10 mph   Sun Percentage: 75%   Hours Of Rain: 0
Rain Potential: 0.00"   Severe Weather Threat: None
Tuesday - 11/24
clear
Partly sunny. Chance of an afternoon shower.
Low: 47   High: 66
Wind: S/SW 6-12 mph   Sun Percentage: 60%   Hours Of Rain: 1/2
Rain Potential: 0.15"   Severe Weather Threat: None
Wednesday - 11/25
partly_sunny
Partly to mostly sunny.
Low: 44   High: 61
Wind: NW 6-12 mph   Sun Percentage: 65%   Hours Of Rain: 0
Rain Potential: 0.00"   Severe Weather Threat: None
Thursday - 11/26
partly_cloudy
Partly cloudy.
Low: 38   High: 56
Wind: NW 5-10 mph   Sun Percentage: 65%   Hours Of Rain: 0
Rain Potential: 0.00"   Severe Weather Threat: None
Friday - 11/27
clear
Mostly sunny.
Low: 36   High: 61
Wind: NW 5-10 mph   Sun Percentage: 85%   Hours Of Rain: 0
Rain Potential: 0.00"   Severe Weather Threat: None
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