HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A warm Election Day across North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee. The Huntsville International Airport saw a high temperature of 76°. The Muscle Shoals Regional Airport saw a high temperature of 81°. They were so much warmer because they didn't see the light rain that some of us saw this morning and afternoon.
This is the warmest election Day since 2008 where the high temperature was 76°. The warmest election in recent history was in 2000 where the high temperature was 79°.
We'll be warm again on Wednesday with temperatures climbing into the low 80s. We'll get some sunshine, but also know that some isolated showers will be in the forecast.
We'll repeat this process Thursday and most of Friday.
It's likely the warm air will continue in some capacity through mid-November. There's an 80% chance temperatures stay above average through November 14th.
Aside from Election Day, there are other isolated showers in the forecast that could become more widespread as we head into the weekend. We could use the rain especially in locations North of the Tennessee River which includes are friends in Southern Middle Tennessee. In those locations we're looking at either Severe or Extreme Drought.
Now yes, we could use the rain across the Tennessee, but we're doing much better in 2024 compared to where we were at this point in 2023. In September and October 2023, we only received 1.65". Compare that to 4.96" during the same time in 2024.
Tropical Storm Rafael sits just to the south of Cuba as of the 4:00 PM Update on November 5th. The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before weakening back into a Tropical Storm as it enters the Gulf Of Mexico. Why? The Gulf at this point in November is much cooler so it's harder for a storm to sustain itself. It could end up impacting Louisiana as a Tropical Storm Sunday though rain would begin Friday or Saturday which means the LSU/Alabama game comes with a solid rain chance.
By Friday night and Saturday morning we could see some rain across North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee. This could have an impact on Friday Night Football. Some of this rain would linger in Saturday.
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Winter Outlook
The Climate Prediction Center has released their winter outlook for this winter season and given the La Niña weather pattern, the Tennessee Valley is expected to see above average temperatures this winter, but that doesn’t mean our temperatures won’t get cold at all.
As for the precipitation outlook for the winter, most of the Tennessee Valley looks to have a near-average precipitation amount, but some of us (the south-eastern portion of the area) will see slightly drier conditions than usual.
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