HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The calendar says it's early November, but it continues to feel nothing like late Fall across North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee. After a weekend with temperatures in the 70s and 80s, Monday was just the same. Both The Huntsville International Airport and The Muscle Shoals regional Airport saw a high temperature of 80°. All locations started the day in the low and mid-60s. The average high temperature in early October is right around 68° or 69°.
We'll be warm through the overnight with temperatures dropping only into the low and mid-60s as you get ready to head to work or to vote early Tuesday morning. Polls open at 7:00 AM.
While a rogue shower is possible on election Day, we'll likely be dry in most locations. Good news if you find yourself waiting in line outside your polling place. We'll be warm though. Continuing the trend of not feeling like November. Temperatures will be in the mid and upper 70s.
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.
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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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